3.3 Temperature Check Analysis PDF

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Quiz Module 3
3-3 Temperature Check Analysis, English composition 122...

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3-3 Temperature Check: Analysis Final Score: 30 / 30 Points Attempts: 1 out of 2 Retake Test

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There is no minimum passing score for this assessment. /

Question 1 When you revise your essay, you ________. 

a) rewrite it with a completely different argument

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b) find evidence for your argument

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c) add in opinionated phrases like "I think" or "in my opinion"

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d) make edits and changes to your essay to improve it

Feedback: The answer is d. When you revise your essay, you use feedback from your instructor and peers to improve the quality of your product. /

Question 2 Examples of evidence for your argument include all of the following EXCEPT ________. 

a) direct quotations from the text

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b) your opinion of the text

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c) paraphrases of the text

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d) summaries of the text

Feedback: The answer is b. Your personal opinion may guide the essay, but it is not counted as evidence for your argument; you must use the text itself to support your claim. /

Question 3 Which of the following is TRUE about receiving feedback on your essay? 

a) Any feedback that criticizes your essay should be ignored.

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b) Only feedback from your instructor matters; feedback from your peers is not important.

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c) Feedback can show you both what your essay is doing well and what areas need improvement.

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d) You must incorporate all pieces of feedback that you receive into your revised draft.

Feedback: The answer is c. Feedback from others, both instructors and peers, can let you know what's working about your essay and what's not working so well, so you know what areas need improvement. /

Question 4 Which of the following active reading strategies would be the MOST helpful for gathering quotes and passages to use as evidence for your claim? 

a) Engage in pre-reading inquiry.

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b) Take notes as you read.

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c) Make text-to-self connections.

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d) Apply what you have learned.

Feedback: The answer is b. When you read the text, highlighting or underlining terms, ideas, quotations, and passages that stand out to you can be especially helpful for gathering evidence from the text to use as evidence for your argument.

Question 5 Which of the following statements about the claim of your critical analysis statement is accurate? 

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a) Your claim should be the main argument that you are trying to make in your essay. b) Your claim should clearly state what you believe is the author's intent in writing his or her article.

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c) Your claim should capture your opinion.

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d) All of the above

Feedback: The answer is d. The claim of your critical analysis essay should capture your opinion on the article, clearly stating what you believe is the author's intent in writing it. The claim is the main argument that you are trying to make in your essay....