Periodical Exam REVIEWER Flashcards

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A written account of the life of a person written by himself/herself.

Should include all the most important details of your life story

Chronological event of your whole life

Uses first person POV

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Autobiography

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A detailed description of or account of a person life written or told by someone else.

Uses Third Person POV

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Biography

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A deeply personal nonfiction work that you’ll be sharing with strangers

A silver of a persons life; selective moments focus on a particular season of life

Autobiography captures whole life story while___ has a narrower scope centered around a time period or theme from the writers life

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Memoir

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A story of the experiences encountered by someone while touring a place for the pleasure of travel

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Travelogue

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Is a a record and reflection of events, thoughts, experiences, and observation

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Journal

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Is it a private place where you can be honest with yourself, keep you thoughts, feelings and opinions on everything from work to school and everywhere in between

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Diary

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Reports on an event history or an actual case based on direct observation, investigation and through research and documentation

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Literary Journalism/ Reportage

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A narrative essay about a true story of something that happened to someone, or it is based on autobiographical events: usually told to illustrate an insight

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Personal Narrative

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Is an authentic narrative, told by a writer’s who is moved to narrate by the urgency of the situation (eg, war,child,abuse, oppression or revolution)

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Testimonial

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NOUN: An analysis and evaluation of a subject, situation, literary work, etc.

VERB: To analyze and evaluate a subject, situation, literary work, etc.

(Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition)

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CRITIQUE

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• A literary technique written in paragraph form that critically describes, summarizes, analyzes, and evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of a wide variety of things, particularly a piece of literary work.

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CRITIQUE

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is a short piece of writing that contains a summary of a peer’s work, an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the work, and suggestions to improve the work.

(Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition)

The goal of a ___ is to help improve each other’s drafts for revision.

___ and reviews should always be constructive and helpful.

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A PEER CRITIQUE

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WHAT DOES A CRITIQUE DO?

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Describe: gives the reader a sense of the writer’s purpose

Analyze: examine how the structure and language of the text convey meaning

Interpret: state the significance or importance of each part of the text

Assess: make a judgment of the work’s worth or value (hunter.cuny.edu)

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CRITIQUE VS CRITICIZE

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CRITIQUE

• Well-rounded

• Strengths and weaknesses

• Examine and analyze

• Provide perspective

CRITICIZE

• One -sided

• Point out faults

• Destroy

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CRITIQUE VS. CRITICISM

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CRITIQUE

a detailed analysis with conclusions

based on evidence and inference

descriptive and balanced

(forms of feedback)

CRITICISM

• an expression of mere disapproval or faultfinding

• judgemental

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ASPECTS TO BE CONSIDERED IN LITERARY CRITIQUE

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Coherence
Organization
Supporting Materials
Mechanics

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  • is achieved when sentences and ideas are connected and flow together seamlessly. It allows the readers to move easily throughout from one idea to the next, from one sentence to the next, and from one paragraph to the next.
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Coherence

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  • involves keeping the reader oriented to the central and subordinate ideas. Good organization is logical and sequential.
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Organization

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  • Explanations, examples, statistics, and quotations make the ideas and information presented meaningful and memorable for the reader.
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Supporting Materials

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  • this refers to spelling, grammar, or punctuation
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Mechanics

21
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THE CRITIQUE Pattern

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SUMMARY

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

SUGGESTIONS

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• A sentence what the work is all about.

• Gives a brief overview of the work.

• Gives basic information about the work including the author, the title, and the synopsis of the work.

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SUMMARY

23
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• Details and imagery (Were the details vivid?)

• Emotional quality (Did you feel anything?)

Appropriateness (Did they follow instructions?)

Relevance (Is this relatable?)

• Mechanics (Were there any grammar or spelling errors?)

Describes the strengths of the work in a detailed and specific manner usually in 2-3 sentences.

• Cite parts of the work that are praiseworthy and impressive.

• Avoid being superficial or fake.

• Organization (Were you able to follow the essay smoothly?)

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24
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• Details and imagery (Were the details vivid?)

• Emotional quality (Did you feel anything?)

• Appropriateness (Did they follow instructions?)

• Relevance (Is this relatable?)

• Cite 1-2 things in your peer’s work that needs improvement.

• Be specific. Avoid being too general or vague. Avoid being mean!

• Remember that your purpose is to help your peer improve their work

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WEAKNESSES

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• Goes hand in hand with the weaknesses part. After introducing a weakness, make an actionable suggestion to improve it.

• Be specific in your suggestions.

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SUGGESTIONS

26
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Kit A. Nadado’s essay “My Mom” depicts the author’s recollection of his mom’s cooking and the meaningful events surrounding those delicacies

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Summary

27
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The author used details that stimulate multiple senses and paint a picture. Details like church shoes “half-wet in mud and rainwater” and the house smelling “sweet and tangy” create an almost palpable experience for the reader. I loved reading about the author’s experiences about his mom’s cooking.

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Strengths

28
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However, I think the essay lacks some personal reflections from the author.

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Weaknesses

29
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To improve this, the author can add an ending to the essay since it already has a beginning and a middle. The author can also add their reflection at the end to give the story a satisfying conclusion.

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Suggestions