Philosophy

Philosophy
N O T E S
1. Please use the online assignment links to submit this assignment. Do not email your assignments; if you are unable to use the online assignment links, contact your tutor.
Note that students who use either the Reading Inventory active reading method or the SQ4R active reading method for this assignment can either scan their marked-up pages or digitally photograph them and include the
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by postal mail. Ifyou do use postal mail, include your return address as well as the information in Note 4, below; your tutor will return the graded assignment to you so that you can see where your strengths and weaknesses
lie.
2. This is an open-book exercise with no time limit. We suggest that you review units 1, 2, and 3 before writing it, and use the appropriate study file cards for help, if necessary.
3. This assignment is worth 10 per cent of your course grade. The weighting of each question is indicated in the left-hand margin.
4. Remember to include a cover page with your assignment, including your name, student ID, the name of the course, the name of the assignment, and the date. Please also remember to number the pages of your assignment.
D I R E C T I O N 8
As a basis for your work in this exercise, choose one of the following three essays from Reader’s Choice:
“The Garden of the Hesperides: Sunset-6 p.m.,” on pages 63-66
“Get Fruity: In Search of the Lost Mangosteen,” on pages 100-104
“How to Mummify a Pharaoh,” on pages 200-202
(S) 1. For each set of instructions for this assignment (that is. questions 1-13 on these pages). identify the direction words.
(20) 2. Use one of the three active reading methods to read the essay for this assignment. Submit all your notes. If you use the Reading Inventory or SQ4R method. see Note 1 above. For those steps
usually done “in your head” (such as “recite”). note briefly what you did in the step. If you use a Reading Inventory, when you reach ”Rereading.” do only the first three questions listed in Reader’s
Choice. page 19.
(S) 3. In a word or phrase. state the topic of the passage.
(5) 4. What is the author’s purpose? In a sentence or two, explain what gave you this impression.
(S) 5. Is the main idea explicit or implicit? If it is explicit, quote the thesis statement and identify the paragraph number where it is located. If the idea is implicit. state the main idea clearly. in your
own words.
(5) 6. Describe the tone of the essay. In a few sentences. explain what impact this tone has on your reactions as a reader and give an example to illustrate the tone.
(20) 7. From your reaction/reflection notes. choose and copy out a comment that triggers a topic idea for you. Then, state the topic. State your purpose. State your main idea. Now. write a brief
paragraph (no longer than 200 words) in which you express this main idea and provide suitable supporting details.
(10) 8. Choose a sentence that is at least two lines in length. Give the paragraph number where this sentence is located. Analyze the sentence using the four-step procedure for deciphering
complicated sentences. Be sure to do. and to show. all the steps.
(5) 9. Find an example of a coordinate sentence. Give the paragraph number where it is located and write out the sentence. Identify the core parts of the sentence (subject and verb). as well as the
conjunction.
(S) 10. Repeat the steps in Question 9 for a subordinate sentence.
(5) 1 1. Write out two examples of transitions from the essay. Give the paragraph numbers where the examples are located. Explain what the transition indicates about relationships among ideas.
(5) 12. Find an example of comma use. Give the paragraph number where it is located and write out the sentence. Highlight the comma(s) you are referring to and name their use.
(5) 13. Repeat the steps in Question 12 for the use of a colon. semicolon. or dash.
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