CA-Common Core English Writing Workshop: Comparing Texts – Flashcards
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Read the paragraph from a student's literary essay comparing two different works.
(1) Sandra Cisneros's "Mericans" is about a young American girl of Mexican descent who is struggling to find her own cultural identity. (2) Cisneros illustrates this through a number of images and ideas. (3) For example, the speaker, Micaela, calls her grandmother "awful," and seems to resent the woman's strict views and religious ideals. (4) The speaker also mentions how she and her brother emulate characters from popular American television programs when they play make-believe. (5) Lastly, she describes physically standing outside her family's church, an act that symbolizes the fact that she feels like an outsider to Mexican culture. (6) Although Micaela is of Mexican descent, she seems to feel a stronger connection to the United States.
This paragraph supports the idea that Micaela
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NOT wants to find her own unique identity that is separate from her brother and her grandmother.
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In order to write a strong essay that links together related ideas and sentences, the writer must employ
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NOT comparisons.
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A strong thesis statement must
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present a topic and the writer's viewpoint.
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Which best describes the overall themes of Okita's "In Response to Executive Order 9066" and Cisneros's "Mericans"?
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NOT Individuals often face discrimination because of their appearances, especially during war time.
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Read the sentence.
Micaela says something about her grandmother's feelings toward the United States, which are the opposite of the girl's view.
Which is the best revision of this sentence using academic vocabulary?
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Micaela refers to her grandmother's feelings toward the United States, which contrast with her own views.
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The poem "In Response to Executive Order 9066" and the short story "Mericans" share the theme of
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finding an American identity
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Read the sentence.
The poem is about the way Japanese Americans were relocated.
Which is the best revision of this sentence using academic vocabulary?
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The poem addresses the forced relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps.
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Read the paragraph from a student's essay comparing Sandra Cisneros's "Mericans" and Dwight Okita's "In Response to Executive Order 9066."
(1) Sandra Cisneros's "Mericans" is about a young American girl of Mexican descent who is struggling to find her own cultural identity. (2) Cisneros illustrates this through a number of images and ideas. (3) For example, the speaker, Micaela, calls her grandmother "awful," and seems to resent the woman's strict views and religious ideals. (4) The speaker also mentions how she and her brother emulate characters from popular American television programs when they play make-believe. (5) Lastly, she describes physically standing outside her family's church, an act that symbolizes the fact that she feels like an outsider to Mexican culture. (6) Although Micaela is of Mexican descent, she seems to feel a stronger connection to the United States.
Which is the best thesis statement for the entire essay?
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Though the speakers in Okita's poem and Cisneros's short story have strong roots in foreign cultures, both of them feel more connected to their American identities.
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Read the sentence.
The speaker of Okita's poem likes to eat American things like hot dogs.
Which is the best revision of this sentence using academic vocabulary?
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The narrator of the poem likes hot dogs, which are considered a typical American food
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In a subject-by-subject comparison essay, the thesis statement should be located in
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clearly explain the essay's topic and viewpoint.
