comprehension of a topic, concept, process, or procedure. Students write in response to a source, which may be a text or other media such as art, music, charts, or graphs. An effective response requires students to read the in order to demonstrate an understanding of the topic “text” closely, and locate evidence from the to support their response. “text” Organizational Structures and Sample Tasks Cause/Effect Classification Compare/Contrast Definition Process Shows why Organizes Explores the Provides more Explains how something ideas/concept/ similarities and than a dictionary something works; happened, why terms into differences between definition; shows provides sequential certain useful two or more subjects; what something directions for how conditions categories; addresses similarities something is done. is. exist, or what provides related and/or differences resulted from examples and between/among an action or explains how topics; organized condition; they fit into either to analyze or shows the each category. inform. influence of one event upon another. Discuss the Explain how Select another poem Shakespearean plot Define Ionesco’s source of by Robert Frost. definition of sequencing for his The Plague Camus’ and is classified as an Compare the as tragedies can be Romeo’s “man” existential novel. selection to the poem illustrated in one described as Juliet’s emotional studied in class. of his plays. formulaic. Explain turmoil and its the advantages and effects of each disadvantages for individually the audience’s and as a knowing what to couple. expect and when. Argument vs. Explanatory Writing: A Snapshot When writing an argument paper, it is important to state a claim that can be argued from different perspectives. The writer of an explanatory response is not
comprehension of a topic, concept, process, or procedure. Students write in response to a source, which may be a text or other media such as art, music, charts, or graphs. An effective response requires students to read the “text” closely, in order to demonstrate an understanding of the topic and locate evidence from the “text” to support their response. Organizational Structures and Sample Tasks Cause/Effect Classification Compare/Contrast Definition Process Shows why something happened, why certain conditions exist, or what resulted from an action or condition; shows the influence of one event upon another. Organizes ideas/concept/ terms into useful categories; provides related examples and explains how they fit into each category. Explores the similarities and differences between two or more subjects; addresses similarities and/or differences between/among topics; organized either to analyze or inform. Provides more than a dictionary definition; shows what something is. Explains how something works; provides sequential directions for how something is done. Discuss the source of Romeo’s and Juliet’s emotional turmoil and its effects of each individually and as a couple. Explain how Camus’ The Plague is classified as an existential novel. Select another poem by Robert Frost. Compare the selection to the poem studied in class. Define Ionesco’s definition of “man” as illustrated in one of his plays. Shakespearean plot sequencing for his tragedies can be described as formulaic. Explain the advantages and disadvantages for the audience’s knowing what to expect and when. Argument vs. Explanatory Writing: A Snapshot When writing an argument paper, it is important to state a claim that can be argued from different perspectives. The writer of an explanatory response is not
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