Week 1 Webtext Chapter 1

Which of these essays will focus on your own experiences and observations?

• the analysis essay 

• the personal essay 

• the reflective essay 

• the stance essay 

Which of the essay assignments in this course will be MOST focused on creating a successful argument?

• the personal essay 

• the stance essay 

• the informative essay 

• the compare-and-contrast essay 

According to Nicole Cattell, how will you use storytelling in this course?

• by interviewing peers and telling their stories 

• as part of Assignment 1, the personal essay 

• by writing a series of short stories 

• as a required element of both written assignments 

Why is storytelling an important part of writing?

• It helps provide structure for a piece of writing. 

• It conveys the rules of grammar. 

• It makes writers more productive. 

• It makes information more memorable. 

Where did Kim Coles get the idea for her second book, Gratitude Journal? 

• from looking at the sky 

• from her mother 

• from a fan of her standup 

• from her therapist 

What is the difference between voice and tone?

• Voice conveys structure, whereas tone reveals the main argument. 

• Voice shows a writer’s personality, whereas tone reveals emotion. 

• Voice conveys feeling, whereas tone conveys a writer’s individuality. 

• Voice tells a story, whereas tone reveals facts. 

How will you select the appropriate voice and tone for a given situation?

• Consider your main argument. 

• Consider your goal in writing. 

• Consider your peers. 

• Consider your previous writings. 

Your assignment is to write a “personal essay.” Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of your paper?

• Write a detailed overview of the topic you’ve chosen using reputable sources. 

• Write a persuasive essay about why your audience should accept the solution you think is best for the topic you’ve chosen. 

• Consider thoughtfully your choice of topic and discuss why it’s important to you as an individual. 

• Compare and contrast two solutions to the topic you’ve chosen. 

How many paragraphs should your final paper be, according to the structure requirements for the personal essay?

• The personal essay will include a minimum of seven paragraphs. 

• The personal essay will include a minimum of ten paragraphs. 

• The personal essay will include a minimum of five paragraphs. 

• The personal essay will include a minimum of three paragraphs. 

Which part of the essay MUST include a personal story from your own life?

• only the introduction 

• the introduction, body, and/or conclusion 

• either the introduction or the conclusion 

• the first supporting/body paragraph 

Which of the following BEST describes the page layout requirements for the personal essay?

• three pages, double-spaced with half-inch margins 

• three pages, single-spaced with one-inch margins 

• two pages, single-spaced with one-inch margins 

• two pages, double-spaced with one-inch margins 

According to the assignment directions, where is the thesis statement located in your paper?

• in the first body paragraph 

• in the final body paragraph 

• in the conclusion 

• in the intro paragraph 

Which of the following is the thesis statement from the model personal essay?

• In the past few years, I’ve noticed nutrition information popping up on fast food menus, but I admit that it never really affected what I ordered. 

• The healthy fast food trend is meaningful to me because it gives me nutritional information to make good choices about what I’m eating, it gives me a variety of options that are appealing as well as healthy, and it offers me an accessible and affordable source of healthy food. 

• That all changed one day last month when my mother was suddenly hospitalized for hypertension. 

• Whether I was eating a glazed donut for breakfast or a cheeseburger with fries for lunch, I used to think of fast food as a harmless indulgence. 

According to the graphic, which portion of the personal essay will you draft first?

• personal essay conclusion 

• personal essay body 

• personal essay thesis 

• personal essay introduction 

If you have questions about using the writing templates, how can you get help?

• Visit Soomo’s Help Center. 

• Send an email to your instructor. 

• Search the internet. 

• Send a message to Soomo Support. 

If you decide later to write about a different topic, how should you go about changing your topic choice? 

• Consult with my instructor and get approval. 

• It’s not possible to change my topic choice. 

• Return to this page and click Reset. 

• Just write about something different. 

Which situation would require a more formal writing style?

• writing a letter of recommendation for a friend seeking a job 

• describing your recent vacation travels on your blog 

• sharing a family story in a neighborhood newsletter 

• emailing your neighbor to ask for advice 

Which of the following sentences would be acceptable in a personal essay?

• Similarly, Joe argued that environmentalists’ extreme focus has a tendency to blind them to other societal ills. 

• The results of the study are so preposterous, it makes you wonder if the researchers fell asleep at the wheel. 

• It’s important to note that while swans mate for life, they don’t live that long, because the average life span of a swan is only 12 years. 

• The experiences I have had as a nutritionist taught me that a balanced diet can have a significant impact on a child’s behavior. 

Why is it important to include a story in your personal essay?

• because stories provide factual information from research 

• because stories lecture the readers 

• because stories help readers connect with the topic 

• because stories help organize the paper 

The beginning of a story should do which of the following?

• introduce an interesting complication or conflict 

• reveal an ultimate resolution or outcome 

• describe a chain of linked events 

• offer background information and describe the setting 

Which of the following would BEST fit in the middle section of a brief story included in a personal essay?

• a listing of statistics about the topic from a scientific journal 

• a description of an event that helped the writer think differently about a topic 

• an explanation of how the writer used to think about the topic 

• a sentence linking the narrative to the main idea of the essay 

Read the following anecdote and choose the sentence below that would BEST function as an ending for the story. 

Before I spent the summer with my Uncle Thomas, I had never even boiled water. But he quickly put me to work in the kitchen, making me chop vegetables and stir pans of risotto. I noticed the way his eyes would light up when he took a delicious-smelling roast chicken out of the oven, and I thought to myself, “I want to find something I enjoy doing that much.”

• For years, Uncle Thomas and I would trade recipes and talk about all the new techniques I was learning in class. 

• When I returned to school that fall, I thought about Uncle Thomas and signed up for a cooking class. 

• Now that I have my own restaurant, I understand how important it is to find your passion, and I owe that to my Uncle Thomas. 

• He taught me about different spices, and how to blend flavors to create the perfect sauce; it was like an art. 

Which of the following examples demonstrates the BEST use of adjectives or adverbs to improve the descriptive quality of the story?

• She walked up to the front door, rang the bell, and waited. 

• She walked to the door. She was sweating. She rang the bell. 

• She walked slowly up to the front door, palms sweating, and nervously rang the bell. 

• She rang the bell after walking up the driveway to the door at the front of the house. 

Which example strikes the BEST balance in its descriptive language, using neither too much nor too little?

• The bright sun shone harshly through the sparkling windowpane, sharply casting an inky shadow from my ancient grandmother’s wrinkled and gnarled hand. 

• My grandma and I used to talk a lot about things, including relationships. 

• The warm sun glowed through the windowpane, casting a delicate shadow behind my grandmother as she spoke. 

• Grandma was very old when we had our conversation at the table. 

Which word would BEST describe the feeling the writer is trying to convey in the following example? 

Raindrops rolled slowly down the gray windowpane, and I sat alone at the back of the classroom. The sagging chair creaked each time I shifted my weight, and the dingy little desks seemed forlorn. The ancient air conditioner sighed as it struggled to cool the room. This was my first day at the new school, and I spent most of it staring at the gloomy cinderblock walls.

• sad 

• angry 

• excited 

• frightened 

Draft a Story

In three to four sentences, tell a story that helps show why the topic you’ve selected is important to you.

Check Your Structure

Make sure your story has a beginning, middle, and end. If your story is missing one of these elements, add it here.

Add Style

Revise your story by adding or changing adjectives, adverbs, imagery, and tone to enhance its impact.

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