ENGL147 Week 6 Quiz Latest 2020 JULY

ENGL147 Advanced English Composition

Week 6 Quiz   

Question 1Which of the following would be the most helpful reply to a classmates’ draft during peer review?

 “Sarah, I really liked this essay! You might want to go to the APA website, but otherwise, great work!”

  “Hi Sarah! Please see attached; I used track changes to fix all your grammar errors. Otherwise, super paper!”

 “Hi Sarah! Please see attached; I have thoroughly filled out the required peer review sheet for you with many comments and ideas regarding structure, flow, voice, and balance. Don’t hesitate to discuss further!”

  “Sarah, you really didn’t follow directions and I really don’t know what I can say to help.”

 Question 2Which of the following is the most reasonable goal for peer review?

Having all of your errors fixed

 Giving enough feedback to get a good grade

 Being an “extra set of eyes” for your classmates and getting “extra sets of eyes” from them toward a strong, more effective argument research essay  

Finding other students who wrote about a similar topic and using their paragraphs in your essay, just changing some words so it isn’t plagiarism

 Question 3Which of the following phrases best describes what you should do when performing peer review?

Teach grammar

Be insulting

 Support success  

Act superior

Question 4How valuable is peer review?

It is very valuable because you have the experience of being in the same journey with your classmates and, as a result, you can offer solid, informed support.  

It is very valuable because you are both completely inexperienced and need to learn the basics of how to write a paragraph and how to cite sources. As a result, you can lean on each other while learning these new ideas.

 It is not very valuable because neither of you has a degree in English, and neither of you is qualified to teach writing.

 It is not very valuable because the person who really matters in the instructor. The instructor will be giving you your grade, so who cares what your classmate thinks?

 Question 5Which of the following responses to your peer reviewer are appropriate?

Asking your peer reviewer a question if you don’t quite understand a suggestion.

 Asking your peer reviewers questions about why they think they are qualified to tear your writing apart.

 Pointing out to your reviewers that their drafts are pretty shabby, so you don’t care what they think about your draft.

 Thanking your peer reviewer, making sure to include some sarcasm like, “Thanks a lot for your oh so superior advice, Mr. Perfect.”

 Question 6When working in peer review groups, which version of your draft should you supply to your reviewers?

The exact same draft you submitted to your instructor last week because you want to see if your reviewers give you the same feedback

 The most up-to-date draft possible, hopefully with some revision between your instructor’s comments and your peer review post, if possible, because the better your draft, the more helpful the feedback will be

 The exact same draft you submitted to your instructor last week because you already have enough work and don’t want to keep revising your paper unless you have to for a grade

A draft that you have revised after receiving your instructor’s feedback because the main goal of peer review is to have a better draft than anyone else

 Question 7Which of the following topic sentences introduces a definition-genre argument?

However, “good hygiene” is a relative term, which makes it a difficult concept to rely on without setting specific parameters for its meaning.  

In light of such compelling statistics that illuminate a need for more oxygen equipment in small town hospitals, a number of viable approaches might be applied to the problem.

 However, getting to an answer to such questions requires a look at the causes that have led to the closure of these clinics.

 In fact, one of the key early articles on autism, while largely misinformed and certainly now outdated, does provide flashes of insight that are very helpful today.

 Question 8Read the following thesis statement and choose which argument genre best describes it: At the heart of the arguments for and against a raise in minimum wage lies the same concern for impact on the economy; therefore, a reasonable compromise should be acceptable for all parties.

Values-based position genre

 Problem/solution argument genre

 Definition argument genre

 Evaluation argument genre

 Question 9Which of the following topic sentences introduces an evaluation-based argument?

However, “good hygiene” is a relative term, which makes it a difficult concept to rely on without setting specific parameters for its meaning.

 In light of such compelling statistics that illuminate a need for more oxygen equipment in small town hospitals, a number of viable approaches might be applied to the problem.

 However, getting to an answer to such questions requires a look at the causes that have led to the closure of these clinics.

 In fact, one of the key early articles on autism, while largely misinformed and certainly now outdated, does provide flashes of insight that are very helpful today.

 Question 10Which of the following is true of argument genres?

They represent patterns of writing that can be applied not just to improving our argument research essays but toward many other types of writing.

 They represent patterns of writing that can be applied only to argument research essays in a college course.

The names of some of the argument genres are “warrant,” “claim,” and “rebuttal.”

 The names of some of the argument genres are “logos,” “ethos,” and “pathos.”