Thursday, July 1, 2010

Review test 1,2,and 3. for Ms Rosemery

Review test 1:
  1. Major supporting details are more specific then main ideas. Minor details are more specific then major details.
  2. True.
  3. Outlining is a way to show at a glance the relationship between a main idea and its supporting details.
  4. In maps, you create a visual outline using circles, boxes and other shapes to set off main ideas and supporting details.
  5. ...You will often find it useful to write out each definition in full and then select and summarize one example of that definition.

Review test 2:

A- Main idea: Several factors influence the justice system's treatment of criminals.

-Major detail: 1- The sex of the offenders effect the severity of sentences.

+Minor details:

  • a. Woman less likely to receive death penalty than a man.
  • b. The court is more reluctant to send a mother to prison than a father.

-Major detail: 2-The treatment of offenders is their race.

+Minor detail:

  • a. Nonwhites are awarded parole and probation less often.
  • b. Blacks are executed more often for capital crimes.

-Major details: 3-Age of offenders considered in sentencing.

+Minor details:

  • a. Young offenders are given special treatment.
  • b. More lenient sentences for the elderly.

B-

  • 8:C
  • 9:C
  • 10:A

Review test 3:

A-Main idea: Serious depression has definite warning signs.

  1. Change in sleep patterns.
  2. Abnormal eating patterns.
  3. Trouble in thinking or concentrating.
  4. General feeling of hopelessness.

B- Main idea: There are three common ways that people deal with their feeling.

  • Withhold them.
  • Display them.
  • Describe them.

1 comment:

  1. Naoul, your homework suggests that you are successfully beginning to map and outline the supporting details of an argument in great detail. You are on the right track! 10/10

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