COLLEGE FORWARD2/21/13

CLASS SCHEDULE

Announcements Major of the Day Register for ACT ACT Reading Prep

MAKE-UP PRACTICE ACT

Wednesday, February 27th

4:30-7:45 pm Room TBD If you have sports practice/work/an

extracurricular, talk to whoever you need to talk to ASAP to let them know you have a mandatory test on Wednesday

MAJOR OF THE DAY: ENGLISH

Good if you like: lots of reading, writing, researching, having class discussions

Involves a lot of critical thinking

Might become: freelance writer, teacher, publisher, editor, journalist, or go into a completely different field…being able to write well is an employable skill!

MAJOR OF THE DAY: ENGLISH

UT is ranked #26 in the world for top English programs!

University of Houston has a good English program w/ emphasis on creative writing

Sample classes (that I took): 1950s American Road Novels, Victorian Literature, Scottish Verse

College ForwardACT English – Rhetorical Strategies Review

What do we mean by “Rhetorical”?

•Dictionary definition: rhetoric means effective and persuasive use of languageSoooooo….

The 35 rhetorical questions found in the English section are testing your ability to analyze language and choose the most

effective way for the author to communicate with the reader.

Before we continue, please take a few minutes to read Passage II,

“Down at the Laundromat.”

Do not attempt to answer questions. Just read the passage.

Passage Strategy

•Opening and Closing SentencesoHow well does the author guide the reader through the

essay? Let’s look at Question 24 from Passage II, “Down at the Laundromat”

•TransitionsoTransitions allow the author to change topics or move

on to a new argument without confusing the reader.oThe answer to Question 24 should be a sentence that

provides a smooth path between paragraphs. •Purpose of Writing—Main Arguments

oWhat do you think the main purpose of this passage was?

What proof do you have?

Passage Organization

•Ordering sentences and/or pieces of information

oLook at Question 21. You must read the entire first paragraph in order to answer this question successfully. oSentence 5 talks about trespassing…where does

this logically fit into the paragraph?•Identifying main ideas and supporting details

oQuestion 26 asks you to classify an element of the paragraph. Is this a supporting detail? A transition? Foreshadowing? A main argument?

Passage Style

•Eliminate redundant materialoLook at question 20 and read sentence 5.

What does trespass mean?•Ideas should be clear and concise

oQuestion 28 is asking you for the best way to word the sentence. oHow you can get the author’s meaning across

in the most concise and clear way?•Style can also ask about the writer’s tone—

do they write formally or informally?

•Look at Question 23. oIs this a strategy, organization or style

question?oWhat is the tone of the passage? Formal?

Informal? Whimsical? Serious? oDo all of the answer choices describe the

laundromat’s paneling in some way?