WRT-101 Midterm Study Guide Correct Questions & Solutions(RATED A)

TSIS) What does "enter the conversation" mean? - ANSWER Express one's own ideas as a response to what others have said (become an active participant in in important conversations of the academic and public sphere) (TSIS) Why do they want you to use "I"? - ANSWER Gives students practice using it well and learning its use (both by supporting claims with evidence and by attending closely to what "they" say) (TSIS) What are the reasons for why you might want to introduce source material? - ANSWER If you don't have source material, your argument probably won't have a point (the reader won't know why you are saying what you're saying) (TSIS) What are some tips for how to introduce source material well? - ANSWER -Play the "believing game" -Know where you are going -Frame every quotation (introduce, cite, explain) -Prepare the reader for your own slant or spin -Use signal verbs -Summarize satirically (risky) -Quote only relevant passages -Blend the author's words with your own