6.03 american lit

Answer each question below. You may use the notes you made in your Student Guides.

Total score: ____ of 20 points

(Score for Question 1: ___ of 2 points)

What is the topic for your argument? State it in question form.

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(Score for Question 2: ___ of 6 points)

Write the thesis statement for your argument. It should consist of one or two complete sentences that clearly state your position on the issue and give a reason for your position.

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(Score for Question 3: ___ of 6 points)

Which pattern of organization will you use to present your details, and why? State specific details that make this pattern appropriate. Common patterns of organization are order of importance, logical order, chronological order, and spatial order.

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(Score for Question 4: ___ of 6 points)

Write a paragraph outline to use for your argument. Remember that a paragraph outline should include all parts of the essay: the introduction, each supporting paragraph, and the conclusion. Also remember to show how you will concede a point.

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6.06

Type or paste your draft into this document. Be sure that your draft is double-spaced and in
12 point Times New Roman font. Save the file as:

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6.11

Type your name and the date at the top of this page. Type or paste your draft into this document. Be sure that your draft is double-spaced and in 12 point Times New Roman font. Save the file as:

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7.03

The questions below will help you plan your speech. You may have already answered some of them in your Student Guide, so refer to it if you wish.

Total score: ____ of 50 points

(Score for Question 1: ___ of 10 points)

What is the general topic of your speech? How will you focus this topic?

Answer:

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(Score for Question 2: ___ of 10 points)

What thesis do you intend to develop in your speech? Remember that a thesis should be written in a complete sentence.

Answer:

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(Score for Question 3: ___ of 30 points)

Write an outline for your speech in the space below. You may use a formal outline or an informal outline. Remember that regardless of the form you use, your outline should be an accurate representation of what you intend to include in your speech. That means you need to include information for the introduction, the points you will cover in the body, and the way you intend to wrap up your speech in the conclusion.

Answer:

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7.10

You will deliver your speech.

Here are the elements to look for in your own speech and as you listen to your peers’ speeches:

An introduction that includes a thesis and captures the audience’s attention

Points that support the thesis

Rhetorical devices such as parallel structure, refrain, allusion, imagery, figurative language, repetition, quotation, or first-person-plural mode of address

A conclusion that restates the main points and stirs the audience’s emotions, if appropriate

Effective use of tone, pace, and emphasis

Complete the speech

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9.02

Read each question carefully. Answer in the space provided.

Total score: ____ of 75 points

(Score for Question 1: ___ of 5 points)

Two of the short stories you read this semester are “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” and “After Twenty Years.” Choose one of these stories. State the theme in a complete sentence. Then briefly explain why it is a valid theme of the story.

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(Score for Question 2: ___ of 10 points)

Both “The Story of an Hour” and “The Lottery” are set in a particular time and place. In a different setting, the events of the plot might have been very different. Choose either of these stories. Explain how the setting of this story is important. Cite specific aspects of the plot.

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(Score for Question 3: ___ of 10 points)

You read several memoirs, including Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza and “No Gumption” by Russell Baker. How are these two memoirs similar? How are they different? How do the authors’ experiences affect the choices each makes in his writing style?

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(Score for Question 4: ___ of 50 points)

This semester you read To Kill a Mockingbird. (If you did not read To Kill a Mockingbird, you read A Separate Peace). Write an essay of at least three paragraphs that states an important theme of the novel you read this semester. Analyze how the events of the plot, and the main character’s responses to those events, helped convey that theme.

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