Humms-2123 WEEK 11-20 - Justine Jay China PDF

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This type of creative nonfiction focuses on travel: foods eaten along the way and maybe even snapshots of places.-TraveloguesThis type of creative nonfiction may be a full-length version of a personal narrative, in that there is a focus on a particular topic.-True NarrativesReporting is the act of d...

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This type of creative nonfiction focuses on travel: foods eaten along the way and maybe even snapshots of places.

-Travelogues

This type of creative nonfiction may be a full-length version of a personal narrative, in that there is a focus on a particular topic.

-True Narratives

Reporting is the act of delivering the news.

-True

Reportage deals with news about famous political people.

-True

Some reporters who remain in the studios do not apply this to their work.

-immersion Literary reportage is becoming more common these days.

-True

This is another word for the act of reporting news.

-Reportage

Internal dialogues are reliable in creative nonfiction. (see paragraph 6)

-True

Personal essays do not have to have a distinct plot but may still express an underlying story.

-True

Reportage is the act of reporting the news.

-True

Whose voice commands the reportage?

-writer/reporter

Literary journalism and literary reportage are basically the same thing.

-True

People write this to record their innermost thoughts. Anne Frank was famous after death because of hers.

-Diaries

This type of creative nonfiction may be long or short, depending on how the writer recorded his thoughts in a scrap book manner.

- Diaries and Notebooks

Literary reportage, to remain within the bounds of journalism, must steer away from sensationalism.

-False

The paragraphs can be jumbled except for paragraph 1 and the last one and the story could still make sense.

-True

Literary reportage is simply poetic and subjective reporting.

-True

Literary reportage explores facts and applies not opinion, but a POV.

-True

Blogs can earn as much as hundreds of thousands of US dollars a month.

-True

Literary reportage has one source - the reporter itself.

-False

To appreciate a work of creative nonfiction, you may seek out some supplementary readings.

-True According to her, she does not need to turn this off because she won't even be tempted to make use of it.

-Cellular phone

There are days when she does not feel creative.

-True

Symbolism in creative nonfiction may make use of tangible objects to represent deeper, intangible concepts.

-True

True crime is not creative nonfiction.

-True

You should read creative nonfiction only once.

-False

You will read the New Yorker article to answer questions 11 to 15: The writer believes in chaotic creativity. -True

You should always be straightforward, thus not needing any symbolisms.

-False

You must have a quote as your first sentence to catch the attention of readers.

-True

Critics should always provide recommendations on how to improve the literary work.

-True

A critic should be harsh to reflect the harsh realities of publication.

-True

This is what you call your writing style, if readers can recognize your work even if your name is not found on the page.

-Signature

Workshops are the best venues for critiquing beginners.

-True

A personal essay can contain opinions.

-True

These should populate the work, just like in a fictional work:

-Writing process

This part of a personal essay contains the whole point of the essay.

-Conclusion

Double checking facts is a must.

-True

The writer is a typical millennial in that she likes to use social media while writing.

-False

All testimonials are paid.

-False

Creative nonfiction is synonymous to true stories.

-False

You should reflect on your reading afterwards.

-True

Any type of peer exchange in critiquing is welcome.

-True Spelling and grammar may be checked by a word processor, but typos are identified by you yourself.

-True

Any author's comparison with somebody else indirectly characterizes her - the author.

-True

The thesis statement is found in the conclusion.

-False

This type of creative nonfiction is full-length (cradle to the grave and is written by the subject itself.

-personal essay

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion is a memoir.

-True

Literary reportage is subjective, and can be poetic.

-False

The Diary of Anne Frankis an essay.

-False

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros is a memoir.

-True

An argumentative essay is different in the sense that it is more focused on convincing the readers.

-True

This type of creative nonfiction is a shorter piece of work that explores a topic that is dear to the writer.

-Personal essay

This is what you call the news when it is played via television or radio.

-Broadcast When she asked herself, "What would Carolina Herrera wear?" she is directly characterizing Carolina Herrera.

-True

Decades ago, this type is hidden in secret, a treat between friends or lovers, even relatives.

-Letter

Literary journalism is a form of creative nonfiction.

-True

A personal essay is the only type of essay out there.

-False

Any flash nonfiction is an essay.

-True

All essays contain opinions.

-True

A report on World War II is an essay.

-False

Internal dialogues are always reliable in creative nonfiction.

-True

Ticket to the Fair by David Foster Wallace is a literary journalistic work.

-True

Literary journalism and literary reportage are synonymous.

-False

A suitor's written discourse on his love, addressed to the beloved is a memoir.

-True The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is, well, an autobiography.

-True

Literary journalism makes use of these devices.

-Literary

Both reportage and literary journalism rely on these, but go beyond what is said in the news.

-Facts

Literary reportage explores the news through the immersion of a grounds reporter.

-True

The reporter is able to draw this after collecting all the available data.

-Introduction

The last paragraph should wrap up the piece in a personal essay. A nonfiction memoir can deviate from the more rigid style of wrapping up.

-True

Poetic devices can provide rhythm to any literary piece.

-True

An argumentative essay is a type of personal essay.

-True

The first sentence provides a strong idea as to what the whole essay is about.

-True

Reportage deals with news about famous celebrities.

-True

Literary journalism can take the form of a whole book.

-True

The prose poem belongs to this type of creative nonfiction.

-Lyric essay

Ernest Hemingway by Mary Dearborn is a biography.

-True

Marrakech by George Orwell is a form of literary journalism.

-True

Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow is a memoir.

-False

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote is an example of literary journalism.

-False

A treatise on health is a literary journalistic work.

-True

The author's comparison with her mother indirectly characterizes her - the author.

-True

Literary reportage takes one simple angle and explores it.

-False

The last paragraph shows a triumphant main character.

-True

This personal essay is a means of dissecting what the writer has just seen, heard, read, or experienced.

-testimonial

This part of a personal essay contains the thesis statement.

-Introduction

Reportage is synonymous to literary journalism.

-True

"I tried to fit myself, as one cuts the cloth to a pattern" makes use of a metaphor.

-False

This is the sentence in the first paragraph that contains the soul of the personal essay. -testimonial

When an opinion is used in a creative nonfiction piece, it does not need to be backed up by facts.

-True

She likes taking long walks in the afternoon.

-True

What kind of plot should you avoid?

-Sensational

When you check the work on just how factual it is, you check its_____________

-Accuracy

This verb is usually used in a religious context, but it is also used in distinguishing and determining good works:

-discern

You may discuss the work with somebody else who has read it already.

-True

Only facts may be found in a creative nonfiction piece.

-False

A true narrative is written using literary devices.

-True

All true crime stories are not creative nonfiction.

-True

Critics should provide comments on various aspects of the work.

-True

These contents of your personal essay will keep your work accurate.

-Facts

In nonfiction, you should always be straightforward, thus not needing any symbolisms.

-False

This part of a personal essay contains the arguments and researched material. -conclusion

Professional writers may benefit from expert critiquing. -True

An author showcases his opinions, not just facts, when describing other characters in his/her autobiography/memoir. -True

A true narrative may be written to entertain. -True

The second sentence usually directly supports the first sentence. -True

Testimonials may be faked. -True

This is a simple, no-nonsense word for recent events. -News

A personal essay can contain opinions. -True

The body of an essay can be the longest part. -True

These people should be highlighted in literary reportage. -Reporters

A personal essay is always about yourself. -True

In nonfiction, the actions of the author can also characterize him/her. -True

Diary of a Wimpy Kid is an autobiography. -True

A whole paragraph may be used as an expository indirect characterization. -True

This type of creative nonfiction makes use of two juxtaposed words that are not normally used together.

-memoir

The Death of a Moth by Virginia Woolf is an essay.

-True

All nonfiction stories may contain minor subplots.

-True

Reportage is often taught under this field of studies.

-Journalism

Some nonfiction works do not have dialogues at all.

-False

Ticket to the Fair by David Foster Wallace is a form of literary journalism.

-True

This personal essay promotes a product, service, or person.

-Testimonial

This device can make the work feel deeper and more insightful.

-Symbolism

This aspect of creative nonfiction is very difficult to recreate, and must be checked for authenticity of dialect, for example.

-dialouge

You enjoy the reading during your _______ round.

-First...