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CM107 College Composition I

Unit 6 Quiz

Question 1 Now that you have read about PIE and the importance of explaining and illustrating the ideas or points that you wish to make in your academic essay, practice this skill. Identify one main point that your essay will focus on (this could be the II, III, or IV supporting points in your outline).  Then, identify the information that you would need to Illustrate and Explain your Point to your audience. Once you do that, you can continue to practice PIE by doing the same to the other Points that you identified in your outline. Before long, you will have a completed rough draft of your essay. Post your rough draft below.

    P = Point (Make a strong point as expressed in the topic sentence or claim statement)

    I = Illustrate (illustrate the point with supporting details and evidence)

    E = Explain (then explain how the evidence supports the point of the paragraph and relates to the thesis)

 

Question 2 Editing alerts like "This is a fragment" or "This word is misspelled" are valuable during the revision process.

Question options:

                True

                False

 

Question 3 Imagine that you are Peer-Reviewing a classmate's draft. The thesis establishes a focus on the value of written communication skills for success in the Information Technology field. You read paragraph 2, and it seems to focus more on listening skills than written communication. What TYPE of feedback should you give the classmate?

Question options:

a) an editing alert

b) praise

c) personal opinion

d) request for major change

 

Question 4 Which of the following is the most effective way of helping a classmate whose draft includes a paragraph of information that is not relevant to the thesis, as in the previous activity, where a writer includes a paragraph on listening skills, when the thesis focuses on the value of writing skills?

Question options:

a) Focus on how well the paragraph is written and praise the writer for developing ideas so that the writer's feelings are not hurt and so you motivate her to continue to write.

b) Offer your personal opinion on the value of listening skills in your field of study so that the writer learns about you and your reasons for why listening skills are in fact valuable.

c) Identify the concern tactfully and offer constructive suggestions that will help the writer to revise effectively, like suggesting that instead of addressing listening skills, the writer could revise the paragraph to explore another reason why written communication skills are valuable.

d) Simply tell the classmate that the paragraph is "wrong" and needs "changing."

 

Question 5 Which of the following might be a way to write peer-re that is constructive and effective?

Question options:

a) Be direct and assume the role of a grader who identifies the weaknesses in the draft.

b) Ask the writer questions like, "do you think this paragraph could be changed to focus on another reason why writing is important in this field?"

c) Praise the classmate and let the classmate know that everything "looks good."

d) Apologize for not knowing enough about writing to do a good job of helping.

 

Question 6 Place the following revision suggestions in order of importance. Which one should you focus on first?

__3__  

Third

__4__  

Second

__2__  

Fourth

__1__  

First

1.Spelling errors

2.Adding transitions

3.Changing the focus of the thesis to limit the topic more

4.Adding details and examples to develop a paragraph's main point

 

Question 7 Imagine that you have received the following feedback from a classmate:

"I'm not sure I understand the ideas here. Can you clarify and add more information."

What should you do with this information?  Select ALL that may apply.

Question options:

Ignore it because it is confusing

Think about what this classmate is asking you to do

Ask the classmate for further clarification

 

Question 8 During peer review, a classmate identifies grammar and spelling errors that are distracting to the reader. What should you do?

Question options:

a) Run SpellCheck

b) Edit the grammar errors before making content revisions

c) Wait until you have revised content (development, organization, focus) before addressing grammar and punctuation errors