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Which of the following are examples of multimodal writing, according to the Big Idea “Writing Is Multimodal”? Choose all correct answers.
The Canvas webpage you are looking at right now
A social media post that includes a video with sound
A flyer that contains various sizes and styles of font
A text message that includes a heart emoji
The Canvas webpage you are looking at right now
A social media post that includes a video with sound
A flyer that contains various sizes and styles of font
A text message that includes a heart emoji
Which of the following are the five modes of multimodal writing, according to the Big Idea “Writing Is Multimodal”? Choose the 5 best answers.
Aural mode
Linguistic mode
Physical mode
Gestural mode
Visual mode
Tactile mode
Gustatory mode
Spatial mode
Aural mode
Linguistic mode
Gestural mode
Visual mode
Spatial mode
Which modes of communication are being employed in the following multimodal sentence? Use what you learned in “Big Idea #1: Writing Is Multimodal” to choose the 2 best answers.
If you can believe it, my dad made dessert for our DOG!!🤣
Spatial
Visual
Aural
Gestural
Linguistic
Visual
Linguistic
Which of the following statements about the “Big Idea” that writing is social are correct? Choose the 3 best answers.
Writing can be considered social, unless we are writing in a private setting.
Genres are typified responses to recurring rhetorical exigencies.
We can “read the room” (pay attention to social cues) when writing by looking for genre models.
Our writerly moves are influenced by our social groups’ values and norms.
Genres are typified responses to recurring rhetorical exigencies.
We can “read the room” (pay attention to social cues) when writing by looking for genre models.
Our writerly moves are influenced by our social groups’ values and norms.
Match each term with its corresponding definition from the Big Idea “Writing Is Social.” Choose the correct answers from the dropdown menus.
Exigency
Rhetoric
Rhetorical situation
Exigency. An “imperfection marked by urgency.”
Rhetoric. Communication that aims to change things.
Rhetorical situation. The contexts that surround communication.
Read the scenario about Gordon below. Complete the scenario by choosing the correct answers from the dropdown menus. The answers are all vocabulary terms from the Big Idea “Writing Is Social.”
Gordon is a high school student at ULC High School, where the cafeteria just received a terrible rating from the Health Department.
Gordon writes a letter to the editor of his school newspaper, arguing for the school to hire a new food service company.
Gordon’s written argument in his letter to the editor is an example of
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The problem of the cafeteria’s low rating from the Health Department is an example of
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Gordon crafted his argument with his teachers and fellow students in mind, brought up examples that would resonate with them, and presented a plausible solution. This is an example of someone tailoring their writing to fit the
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Rhetoric
Exigency
Rhetorical Situation
According to “Big Idea #2: Writing Is Social,” Leonardo da Vinci’s letter to Ludovico Sforza is an example of which writing genre? Choose the best answer.
Resume
Which of the following statements about genres are true, according to the Big Idea “Writing Is Social”? Choose the 3 best answers.
Genres are typified responses to recurring rhetorical exigencies.
Genres must be strictly adhered to in all situations for messages to be received and fully understood by their audiences.
Genres are sets of “norms” for meeting communicative goals.
Genres are socially constructed.
Genres are typified responses to recurring rhetorical exigencies.
Genres are sets of “norms” for meeting communicative goals.
Genres are socially constructed.
When selecting your topic for a research-based project, which of the following criteria are the most important for your topic to meet, according to the Big Idea “Writing Is a Recursive Process”? Choose the 2 best answers.
The topic is highly interesting to you.
You are an expert on the topic.
You already have a solid opinion formed regarding the topic.
The topic is in line with the assignment goals.
The topic is highly interesting to you.
The topic is in line with the assignment goals.
According to the Big Idea “Writing Is a Recursive Process,” not all sources are equally credible. Which of the following sources (usually those consulted during your broad search) are useful for getting a general sense of your topic BUT may not always be credible? Choose the 3 best answers.
Blog posts
Generative AI
Wikipedia pages
Scholarly journal articles
Primary research findings, such as survey results
Blog posts
Generative AI
Wikipedia pages
Complete the following passage about the Big Idea “Writing Is Recursive” by choosing the correct answers from the dropdown menus.
When searching for scholarly sources for your research-based project, you likely won’t want to read every article you find in full. Instead, effectively skim articles to find the best for your purposes. First, read the
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If that seems to align with what you’re looking for, check out the
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If that still feels relevant to your topic, read the
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abstract
introduction and conclusion
entire article
The Big Idea “Writing Is a Recursive Process” gives the following advice: Once you find a couple of scholarly articles that are relevant to your research topic, look at their works cited/references page to find other articles that might be useful to your research. What is this research strategy called? Choose the best answer.
Reverse linking
Forward chaining
Backwards chaining
Source poaching
Backwards chaining
Select all correct choices from the list below that can be considered writing technologies, according to Professor Eric Brown in the “Writing Technologies” video.
Google Docs
Ballpoint pen
Website design site
Voice to text software
Typewriter
Google Docs
Ballpoint pen
Website design site
Voice to text software
Typewriter
According to Professor Brown’s “Writing Technologies” video, which option correctly completes the following sentence? Choose the 2 best answers.
The more we use writing technologies,
the less effect they have on our writing.
the more they become invisible to us.
the more we forget about their effect on our writing.
the less effective we become as writers.
the more we forget about their effect on our writing.
the more they become invisible to us.
Which of the following statements about writing technologies is NOT true, according to Professor Eric Brown’s “Writing Technologies” video? Choose the best answer.
We can give ourselves some agency over the effect of writing technologies by consciously choosing one technology over another.
It’s important to recognize that the tools we use to write affect what we write and how those texts are perceived by audiences.
Having to handwrite your assignments for this class would not affect what you write.
Knowing how our tools affect our ability to write well is a tool in and of itself.
Knowing how our tools affect our ability to write well is a tool in and of itself.
