Nt1310 Unit 3 Exercise 2
Unit 3 Exercise 2: Guided Reading
Name: ____________________________________
Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes
Apply principles of composition to evaluate the effectiveness of multiple rhetorical strategies.
Apply standard writing conventions to produce original essays, research papers and other compositions.
Assignment Requirements
Use the following questions to guide you through Chapters 9, 15, and 21. Respond to all of the questions using complete sentences.
Required Resources
Writing Today, Chapters 9, 15, and 21
Submission Requirements
Submit this completed exercise sheet to your instructor in Unit 4.
Chapter 9 (Writing Today, pp. 171–196)
1. What is the purpose of a commentary?
Commentary will give you a chance to get your …show more content…
ideas out there, used to express opinions on current issues and events offering new and interest perspectives that help readers understand the world in which they live.
2. What is the basic organizational pattern of the commentary?
3. What are strategies for inventing the content of your commentary?
4. Which sources do you consult to gain information about what others know? Empirical and printed sources
5. What are strategies for organizing and drafting your commentary?
The Introduction: use something new and interesting that they had not considered before
Explain the Current Event or Issue: explain what has happened already and summarize the ongoing conversation, who was involved, where and when it happened, how it happened, and why.
Support Your Position: readers want to know quickly what your purpose is and what angle you are bring to the conversation
Clarify Your Position: show readers that you are aware of the complexities of the issue.
The Conclusion: clear statement of your position and a sense of your commitment to it.
6. What should writers do to choose the appropriate style for their commentary? you need to develop a strong sense of your persona with your commentary’s style.
7. How do writers use similes, metaphors, and analogies in drafting commentaries? the unfamiliar seem more familiar.
8. What do writers use to design their commentary? pay attention to the place where your commentary is likely to appear.
9. Respond to Question 3 under “Talk about This” on p. 195. Instead of completing this question as a group assignment, respond individually in the space provided.
1 they always look for the negative 2. Nothing is ever good enough 3 they use other sources that aren’t correct 4 they keep arguing their point with out letting you get a word in 5
Chapter 15 (Writing Today, pp. 357–363)
1. What are the steps you should follow when researching a topic?
Define a research question and hypothesis Develop a method for answering that research question Gather results Discuss those results Draw conclusions and/ or recommendations
2.
What is the purpose of an introduction?
Set a context for the body
3. What is the purpose of the body paragraphs in a composition?
To present the context
4. What does the conclusion add to the composition? reestablishes the context for the document, why your topic is important to your readers, and offering a look to the future.
5. How do you go about completing a basic outline?
It would help me get my ideas and what I have on my mind into a format I can use
6. What is writer’s block and how can writers overcome it?
When you cant finish a statement and ideas stop flowing from your head.
Lower Your Standards While Drafting, talk it out, change how and where you write, use both sides of your brain, stop procrastinating
7. Respond to Question 2 of “Talk About This” on p. 363 of Writing Todayin the space provided.
If it did good: probably did well since I wasn’t distracted and I stayed focused.
If it didn’t do good: I would probably start it earlier and just do some of it at time to keep the information flowing
Chapter 21 (Writing Today, pp. 425–438)
1. What are the key features of a narrative? How are narratives organized?
Set the scene, introduce a complication, evaluate the complication,resolve the complication and state the
point
2. What are the key features of a descriptive paper and how is it organized?
They rely on details drawn from the five sense: seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, and tasting.
3. How do writers use figurative language in the writing of descriptions?
They use similes,metaphors and onomatopoeias
4. What is the purpose of a definition essay? It uses the exact meaning of a word or phrase. Definitions explain how a particular term is being used and why it is being used that way.
5. What is the purpose of classification? What steps must a writer use to classify items or concepts? allows you to divide objects and people into groups, 1 list everything that fits into the whole class 2 decide on a principle of classification 3 sort into major and minor groups
6. How is negation used in writing?
7. How is division used in writing?
8. What is the purpose of the cause-and-effect essay?
Natural way to discuss many topics
9. What is the purpose of a comparison-and-contrast essay? What are some common uses for comparison and contrast in writing? Allows you to explore the similarities and differences. people, objects, places, or ideas.
10. In the space provided below, respond to Question 4 in “Try This Out” on p. 438 of Writing Today.
Unemployment: causes there is lazy people, lack of jobs, government makes it better to not work then to work. Effects are people aren’t motivated to find a job, more money is being taken from one category in the government to help more people, increase in taxes for the people that are working
Name: ____________________________________
Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes
Apply principles of composition to evaluate the effectiveness of multiple rhetorical strategies.
Apply standard writing conventions to produce original essays, research papers and other compositions.
Assignment Requirements
Use the following questions to guide you through Chapters 9, 15, and 21. Respond to all of the questions using complete sentences.
Required Resources
Writing Today, Chapters 9, 15, and 21
Submission Requirements
Submit this completed exercise sheet to your instructor in Unit 4.
Chapter 9 (Writing Today, pp. 171–196)
1. What is the purpose of a commentary?
Commentary will give you a chance to get your …show more content…
ideas out there, used to express opinions on current issues and events offering new and interest perspectives that help readers understand the world in which they live.
2. What is the basic organizational pattern of the commentary?
3. What are strategies for inventing the content of your commentary?
4. Which sources do you consult to gain information about what others know? Empirical and printed sources
5. What are strategies for organizing and drafting your commentary?
The Introduction: use something new and interesting that they had not considered before
Explain the Current Event or Issue: explain what has happened already and summarize the ongoing conversation, who was involved, where and when it happened, how it happened, and why.
Support Your Position: readers want to know quickly what your purpose is and what angle you are bring to the conversation
Clarify Your Position: show readers that you are aware of the complexities of the issue.
The Conclusion: clear statement of your position and a sense of your commitment to it.
6. What should writers do to choose the appropriate style for their commentary? you need to develop a strong sense of your persona with your commentary’s style.
7. How do writers use similes, metaphors, and analogies in drafting commentaries? the unfamiliar seem more familiar.
8. What do writers use to design their commentary? pay attention to the place where your commentary is likely to appear.
9. Respond to Question 3 under “Talk about This” on p. 195. Instead of completing this question as a group assignment, respond individually in the space provided.
1 they always look for the negative 2. Nothing is ever good enough 3 they use other sources that aren’t correct 4 they keep arguing their point with out letting you get a word in 5
Chapter 15 (Writing Today, pp. 357–363)
1. What are the steps you should follow when researching a topic?
Define a research question and hypothesis Develop a method for answering that research question Gather results Discuss those results Draw conclusions and/ or recommendations
2.
What is the purpose of an introduction?
Set a context for the body
3. What is the purpose of the body paragraphs in a composition?
To present the context
4. What does the conclusion add to the composition? reestablishes the context for the document, why your topic is important to your readers, and offering a look to the future.
5. How do you go about completing a basic outline?
It would help me get my ideas and what I have on my mind into a format I can use
6. What is writer’s block and how can writers overcome it?
When you cant finish a statement and ideas stop flowing from your head.
Lower Your Standards While Drafting, talk it out, change how and where you write, use both sides of your brain, stop procrastinating
7. Respond to Question 2 of “Talk About This” on p. 363 of Writing Todayin the space provided.
If it did good: probably did well since I wasn’t distracted and I stayed focused.
If it didn’t do good: I would probably start it earlier and just do some of it at time to keep the information flowing
Chapter 21 (Writing Today, pp. 425–438)
1. What are the key features of a narrative? How are narratives organized?
Set the scene, introduce a complication, evaluate the complication,resolve the complication and state the
point
2. What are the key features of a descriptive paper and how is it organized?
They rely on details drawn from the five sense: seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, and tasting.
3. How do writers use figurative language in the writing of descriptions?
They use similes,metaphors and onomatopoeias
4. What is the purpose of a definition essay? It uses the exact meaning of a word or phrase. Definitions explain how a particular term is being used and why it is being used that way.
5. What is the purpose of classification? What steps must a writer use to classify items or concepts? allows you to divide objects and people into groups, 1 list everything that fits into the whole class 2 decide on a principle of classification 3 sort into major and minor groups
6. How is negation used in writing?
7. How is division used in writing?
8. What is the purpose of the cause-and-effect essay?
Natural way to discuss many topics
9. What is the purpose of a comparison-and-contrast essay? What are some common uses for comparison and contrast in writing? Allows you to explore the similarities and differences. people, objects, places, or ideas.
10. In the space provided below, respond to Question 4 in “Try This Out” on p. 438 of Writing Today.
Unemployment: causes there is lazy people, lack of jobs, government makes it better to not work then to work. Effects are people aren’t motivated to find a job, more money is being taken from one category in the government to help more people, increase in taxes for the people that are working