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Unti 3 and 4: Poetry and Assessment Review

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  • Which poet is most associated with blending personal anecdote and public facts to explore social identity?
    Claudia Rankine
  • What should a strong outline include?
    Claims, evidence, and paper sections
  • What can dashes suggest in a poem?
    Pauses, interruptions, or uncertainty
  • Which poet connects personal experience to public or social systems?
    Claudia Rankine
  • What is patchwriting?
    Copying sentence structure and changing only a few words
  • What is imagery?
    Descriptive language that builds mood and meaning
  • What do you do if there are no page numbers?
    Do not make them up
  • What do you do if there is no author?
    Use a shortened title in quotation marks
  • Name one MLA mistake to avoid.
    Examples: wrong punctuation, fake page numbers, missing author, dropped quotes, incorrect title format
  • Which poet uses long flowing lines and an expansive, confident voice?
    Walt Whitman
  • What is analysis?
    What the evidence means
  • What can structure show in a poem?
    Movement or shifts (like public to private or confidence to doubt)
  • What should you do after including a quote?
    Explain it with analysis
  • What is synthesis?
    Connecting multiple sources
  • What is synthesis in research writing?
    Explaining how multiple sources connect, compare, agree, or disagree
  • In MLA, what should a writer do if a source has no author?
    Use a shortened title in quotation marks
  • Which poet is known for dashes and unusual punctuation?
    Emily Dickinson
  • Why is using one anecdote or unsupported graph considered weak research?
    Because it is not enough reliable evidence to strongly support a claim
  • What is voice?
    The personality or presence of the speaker
  • What is one sign of a credible source?
    A trustworthy author, institution, method, or date
  • Which poet uses conversational diction and a direct, communal voice?
    Langston Hughes
  • Why is patchwriting a problem even if a few words are changed?
    Because the sentence structure is still copied too closely, so it is not strong paraphrasing and can become plagiarism
  • What is included in a basic MLA in-text citation?
    Author’s last name and page number
  • What are the 4 parts that makes a strong paraphrase?
    New wording, new structure, same meaning, and citation
  • What is summary?
    What the source says
  • What should students avoid doing when starting research?
    Deciding the conclusion first and only looking for proof
  • Which poet uses vivid imagery and harsh verbs with domestic objects?
    Sylvia Plath
  • Give one sign of ambiguous tone.
    Mixed emotions (ex: warmth + criticism, calm + pain, confidence + doubt)
  • What is tone?
    The speaker’s attitude
  • What do strong multiple-choice answers usually do?
    Connect a technique to its effect and explain meaning, tone, or voice
  • What is diction?
    Word Choice
  • What is ambiguous tone?
    A tone that is mixed or hard to identify
  • What analysis pattern should students use?
    Technique → Effect → Meaning
  • What is syntax?
    Sentence structure
  • What can conversational diction suggest in a poem?
    A direct, communal voice that connects personal identity to a larger social experience
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