BLUEPRINT [RC] Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer | |||||
| absent author passage | Author NOT present | NO expression of opinion | ||||
| Present Author | Author IS present | Expresses opinion in favor of particular thesis | Author's own opinion or someone else's | |||
| Tagging the passage | Give headers to passage [will show you role of pieces of passages] | Not good enough to label each paragraph | Maybe 3 or 4 headers | |||
| Marking up the passage | Be sure to NOT highlight a bunch of stuff | High level words [how are words used??] | ||||
| Isolating secondary structures? | Cause/effect [claiming in passage that 1 thing caused another] | You will see them in strength/weak quests. | Example - very common to see them -NEVER used as main pt. -NOT a claim +Illustrate a claim | |||
| Common Question Types [Thesis: Absent Author] | It needs to encompass the whole thing | Main Pt. -It's the conclusion Purpose -How do they get to the conclusion? | Purpose -Look for answers that describe what's happening in the passage -Explain, describe, present | Author's attitude -Look for neutral answer choices | Quest. Anticipation -Look for specific reference quests. -Quests. relating to secondary structures | |
| Common Question Types [Thesis: Present Author] | What did the author decide? What is their pt.? | Main Pt. -Look for answers that best capture author's advocacy of arguments conclusion | Purpose -Answer choices that pt. to evidence for argument that align with author's opinion | Author Attitude -Answer choices that align with author's opinion | Quest. Anticipation -Quests. that revolve around author's view | |
| RC Tips? | RC is NOT about remembering Most quests. are about big picture Learn how to read for structure | Lots of RC is about author's role [What do they support??] | understand each viewpoint | DON’T over-analyze assumptions/criticisms | Give yourself a table of contents DON'T jump to quests. then find answers [WRONG!!!] | BE sure to recap passage at the end -Go over headers |
| Steps to tackle a passage? | ID the subject matter | ID the primary structure | ID the role of the author | Tag the passage | Mark up the passage | Isolate secondary structures |
| How do you ID the subject matter of a passage? | ASK [What is general subject of passage??] | |||||
| How do you ID Primary Structure? | ASK [How many POVs are presented towards the subj. matter?] | Thesis -1 main idea | Antithesis -2 primary POVs -Some sort of disagreement | Synthesis -3 primary POVs -Thesis and antithesis position presented then combining |
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KyronCox
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