ENG500A AP® Language and Composition | Graded Assignment | Organizing Ideas Journal

Name: Jimena Ainoa Fernández Feito Date: 31/01/2023

Graded Assignment
Organizing Ideas Journal
Total Score: ___of 15 points

Instructions
This course uses a journal to capture your thoughts and understanding of the rhetorical situation and
rhetorical devices, claims and evidence, and reasoning and organization in each piece you read. The
prompts are created to lead you to the writing assignments that follow them, serving as close reading and
prewriting strategies. Each journal for this lesson should be completed on this document. When you have
completed the lesson, save the document as
ENG500A_Unit_1_Organizing_Ideas_Journal_LastName_FirstInitial and upload it to the submission box.
Your instructor will provide feedback on the activities you completed and score the assignment based on
the rubric below.

(Score for question 1: ___ of 5 points)

1. Go to Organizing Ideas 6-1d. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and complete exercises 1-5.
Answer the questions in complete sentences or paragraphs as necessary.

1. Write a paragraph outline for one of the following theses:

1. Inflation has a deteriorating effect on the purchasing power of the dollar.

2. The essay exam has several advantages over the objective test.
1st Paragraph. Introduction
A. Definition of essay exam
B. Definition of objective test
2nd Paragraph. Advantages of essay exam
A. More accurate assessment of student understanding
B. Students can demonstrate critical thinking and creativity
C. More time to process information and develop an argument.
3rd Paragraph. Disadvantages of objective test
A. Limited ability to accurately measure student comprehension
B. Cannot assess student creativity.
C. Time constraints limit student ability to think through and answer questions
4th Paragraph. Conclusion
A. Summary of advantages of essay exam B. Reiteration of essay exam as better
assessment tool.
3. The first three months of an infant’s life are crucial to the development of his or her
personality.
2. Create a flowchart for one of the following theses:

1. Society often uses language to favor one gender over the other.
2. Social media has positive mental health benefits.
3. Teachers deserve higher salaries.
4. English should be made the official language of the United States.
3. List the supporting materials you might use for an essay on one of the following topics:

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1. Why people often don’t help in a crisis.

2. Popular misconceptions about freedom of speech.
3. Comic strips that have educational value.
4. Why modern products are often shoddily constructed.
4. Identify the key words in the following theses, specifying two or three subtopics into which they
may be divided:

1. Strong diplomatic ties with China would have several advantages for the United States.
2. An electrical blackout in any major city of the United States would have disastrous
results.
3. The words disinterested, inflammable, and fortuitous are often misunderstood.
5. Delete the entry that destroys the logical order in the following outlines:

1. Thesis: Because of their cultural traits, the Dobuans are different from other tribes.

I.The location and environment of Dobuan Island make it difficult for the Dobuans
to find sufficient food.
II. The rituals of marriage set the Dobuans apart from other tribes.
III. The Dobuans’ reliance on magic makes them more superstitious than other
tribes.
IV. The fact that the Dobuans value treachery and ill will sets them apart from other
tribes.
2. Thesis: Bitcoin is revolutionary not only because it is the first cryptocurrency but also
because no single organization controls it.

I.Bitcoin is the first example of cryptocurrency, a digital currency that uses

cryptography for creation, transfer, and security.
II. Bitcoin is not controlled by banks, financial intermediaries, and/or governments.
III. Bitcoin is finite—there are 21,000,000 coins.
IV. Bitcoin is controlled by all the people who use it.
3. Thesis: American political assassins have acted on nonpolitical impulses.

I. They are pathetic loners.

II. Their reality is a fantasy world.
III. The victim is usually a surrogate parent image.
IV. The assassin is seeking the same “fame” that the victim has.
V. European assassinations, unlike ours, have been the result of elaborate plots.

[Type your answer here.]

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(Score for question 2: ___ of 5 points)

2. Read “Write to be Understood,” by Jim Staylor, then respond to the questions listed under The
Issues.
[Type your answer here.]

(Score for question 3: ___ of 5 points)

3. Read “Rules for Aging,” by Roger Rosenblatt, then respond to the questions listed under The
Issues.
[Type your answer here.]

Scoring Guide
Criteria Points
Activity is completed thoroughly with few to no errors in grammar or conventions. 5
Activity is completed thoroughly with some errors in grammar or conventions. 4
Activity is completed thoroughly but has many errors in grammar and conventions. 3
Activity is not completed thoroughly with some errors in grammar or conventions. 2
Activity is not completed thoroughly with many errors in grammar or conventions. 1
Activity is not completed. 0

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