Exam 4: Writing About Readings

Why is poetry often more difficult to examine and explain than prose?

Completing readings for English class requires __________________.

If the narrator's name is not revealed in a story told in first-person narration, you should refer to them as __________________.

Why are characters the most interesting element in stories?

What is the most popular narrative point of view?

What are some ways to respond to what other writers have said?

What are you required to do when you are asked to examine or investigate?

What are you doing when you're asked to illustrate or demonstrate how something works?

Why does reading go hand in hand with writing? In other words, why does reading help one write better?

What is the most important quality of a good summary?

What is having a firm opinion on the topic and explaining your reasons for it?

Why is it important to not assume that the narrator using first-person I is the author?

What are some important clues that indicate a work is fiction?

Why is it not good to paraphrase by thesaurus?

Why is it important to look up words or concepts you do not know?

What does it mean to read diligently?

Name at least two of the characteristics of successful paraphrasing.

Good writers are __________________.

How long should a paraphrase be?

How does autobiographical fiction differ from memoir? Why is it important to note that difference?