Deck 5: Organization

Question 1

​It is more strategic to open an essay with a statistic than with a question.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

An essay that explains the steps in a process should follow chronological order.​

Answer 2

True

Question 3

A writer may offer a final idea at the end of the essay to change the topic.​

Answer 3

False

Question 4

​Examine the "quick list" below that the writer may have used to plan the reading passage. Choose the best answer for the missing detail 2.
Thesis statement : To sociologists and other keen observers, most parades are an occasion to observe people displaying many of the attributes of their societies that they value and enjoy.
      1.   Explain the function of Memorial Day parades.
      2.   _____________________.
      3.   Describe parades that are social celebrations.
      4.   Consider who is left out of parades.

A) ​Provide examples about parades in Washington DC.
B) ​Provide examples about parades in which children participate.
C) ​Provide examples about those inadequately represented in parades.
D) ​Provide examples about religious parades.

Question 5

Application of Skills
Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 5 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage.
¹What is the Memorial Day parade like in your town? Who participates? What feelings do people have as they watch the parade? Throughout the world, significant social occasions are marked by parades. To sociologists and other keen observers, most parades are an occasion to observe people displaying many of the attributes of their societies that they value and enjoy.
² Although the parades on Memorial Day commemorate military sacrifice and service to the nation, these parades have many additional meanings for a sociologically observant spectator. In many communities, for example, despite the underlying sadness of the occasion, a spirit of pride and joyfulness is evident in the marchers and the crowds. For instance, children and teenagers may decorate their bicycles and ride alongside the marching bands and floats. School bands and organizations are often part of the contingent, as are many of the community's prominent citizens and elected offices. So much of the way a parade is organized as a purposeful display of what we value and how our society is changing. That a woman's marching band takes a prominent role in a parade in Washington, D.C., for example, tells us that gender equality and the role of women in the military is being emphasized by the parade's organizers. Decisions as to which groups and individuals will lead the parade tell us a good deal about who has power or recognition in the community.
³Parades may have religious significance, as when a town in Mexico or Central America gathers to parade its local saints through the joyful streets outside the church. The parade of worshippers who stream through the holy Muslim shrines of Mecca or Medina in Saudi Arabia attracts Muslims from throughout the world and presents a dazzling display of styles of dress and pious devotion.
⁴Parades may combine religious themes with celebrations of the people of the society themselves as well. For example, as we see in the annual Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans. There, an insightful observer can watch how people from different social backgrounds interact in the parade.
⁵Parades may also be revealing to a sociological observer who notes what groups are missing or underrepresented in the passing contingents and in the watching crowds of spectators. Young people from poor families and men and women of racial and ethnic minority status are likely to fight and die in wars in foreign lands. But are they adequately represented in the Memorial Day events? Are they represented among the parade's leaders? Where do they figure in the parade? Their presence or absence, and the places of honor they may be accorded, can tell us a good deal about the equity of sacrifice and recognition in the town or city.
 -Kornblum, Sociology in a Changing World , pp. 2-3
The thesis of the reading passage is found at the end of the first paragraph. ?

Question 6

Application of Skills
Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 5 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage.
¹ What is the Memorial Day parade like in your town? Who participates? What feelings do people have as they watch the parade? Throughout the world, significant social occasions are marked by parades. To sociologists and other keen observers, most parades are an occasion to observe people displaying many of the attributes of their societies that they value and enjoy.
² Although the parades on Memorial Day commemorate military sacrifice and service to the nation, these parades have many additional meanings for a sociologically observant spectator. In many communities, for example, despite the underlying sadness of the occasion, a spirit of pride and joyfulness is evident in the marchers and the crowds. For instance, children and teenagers may decorate their bicycles and ride alongside the marching bands and floats. School bands and organizations are often part of the contingent, as are many of the community's prominent citizens and elected offices. So much of the way a parade is organized as a purposeful display of what we value and how our society is changing. That a woman's marching band takes a prominent role in a parade in Washington, D.C., for example, tells us that gender equality and the role of women in the military is being emphasized by the parade's organizers. Decisions as to which groups and individuals will lead the parade tell us a good deal about who has power or recognition in the community.
³Parades may have religious significance, as when a town in Mexico or Central America gathers to parade its local saints through the joyful streets outside the church. The parade of worshippers who stream through the holy Muslim shrines of Mecca or Medina in Saudi Arabia attracts Muslims from throughout the world and presents a dazzling display of styles of dress and pious devotion.
⁴Parades may combine religious themes with celebrations of the people of the society themselves as well. For example, as we see in the annual Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans. There, an insightful observer can watch how people from different social backgrounds interact in the parade.
⁵Parades may also be revealing to a sociological observer who notes what groups are missing or underrepresented in the passing contingents and in the watching crowds of spectators. Young people from poor families and men and women of racial and ethnic minority status are likely to fight and die in wars in foreign lands. But are they adequately represented in the Memorial Day events? Are they represented among the parade's leaders? Where do they figure in the parade? Their presence or absence, and the places of honor they may be accorded, can tell us a good deal about the equity of sacrifice and recognition in the town or city.
 -Kornblum, Sociology in a Changing World , pp. 2-3
The middle of the reading passage is organized?

A) ?in chronological order.
B) ?as a cause?effect relationship.
C) ?logically.
D) ?as a problem?solution.

Question 7

A quick list is a good choice when the writer's time is limited or the writing assignment is brief.​

Question 8

Application of Skills
Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 5 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage.
¹ What is the Memorial Day parade like in your town? Who participates? What feelings do people have as they watch the parade? Throughout the world, significant social occasions are marked by parades. To sociologists and other keen observers, most parades are an occasion to observe people displaying many of the attributes of their societies that they value and enjoy.
² Although the parades on Memorial Day commemorate military sacrifice and service to the nation, these parades have many additional meanings for a sociologically observant spectator. In many communities, for example, despite the underlying sadness of the occasion, a spirit of pride and joyfulness is evident in the marchers and the crowds. For instance, children and teenagers may decorate their bicycles and ride alongside the marching bands and floats. School bands and organizations are often part of the contingent, as are many of the community's prominent citizens and elected offices. So much of the way a parade is organized as a purposeful display of what we value and how our society is changing. That a woman's marching band takes a prominent role in a parade in Washington, D.C., for example, tells us that gender equality and the role of women in the military is being emphasized by the parade's organizers. Decisions as to which groups and individuals will lead the parade tell us a good deal about who has power or recognition in the community.
³Parades may have religious significance, as when a town in Mexico or Central America gathers to parade its local saints through the joyful streets outside the church. The parade of worshippers who stream through the holy Muslim shrines of Mecca or Medina in Saudi Arabia attracts Muslims from throughout the world and presents a dazzling display of styles of dress and pious devotion.
⁴Parades may combine religious themes with celebrations of the people of the society themselves as well. For example, as we see in the annual Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans. There, an insightful observer can watch how people from different social backgrounds interact in the parade.
⁵Parades may also be revealing to a sociological observer who notes what groups are missing or underrepresented in the passing contingents and in the watching crowds of spectators. Young people from poor families and men and women of racial and ethnic minority status are likely to fight and die in wars in foreign lands. But are they adequately represented in the Memorial Day events? Are they represented among the parade's leaders? Where do they figure in the parade? Their presence or absence, and the places of honor they may be accorded, can tell us a good deal about the equity of sacrifice and recognition in the town or city.
 -Kornblum, Sociology in a Changing World , pp. 2-3
At the close of the passage, why does the author ask questions about people not represented in the parade??

A) ?The author is reminding the reader of the thesis.
B) ?The author is leaving the reader with a final idea to consider.
C) ?The author wants to offer a solution to the problem.
D) ?The author is summarizing the middle part.

Question 9

Why might a writer choose to begin an essay with a quote from an expert?​

A) ​To surprise the reader.
B) ​To provide a level of authority to the essay.
C) ​To add more description to the introduction.
D) ​To pose a challenging question.

Question 10

Application of Skills
Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 5 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage.
¹ What is the Memorial Day parade like in your town? Who participates? What feelings do people have as they watch the parade? Throughout the world, significant social occasions are marked by parades. To sociologists and other keen observers, most parades are an occasion to observe people displaying many of the attributes of their societies that they value and enjoy.
² Although the parades on Memorial Day commemorate military sacrifice and service to the nation, these parades have many additional meanings for a sociologically observant spectator. In many communities, for example, despite the underlying sadness of the occasion, a spirit of pride and joyfulness is evident in the marchers and the crowds. For instance, children and teenagers may decorate their bicycles and ride alongside the marching bands and floats. School bands and organizations are often part of the contingent, as are many of the community's prominent citizens and elected offices. So much of the way a parade is organized as a purposeful display of what we value and how our society is changing. That a woman's marching band takes a prominent role in a parade in Washington, D.C., for example, tells us that gender equality and the role of women in the military is being emphasized by the parade's organizers. Decisions as to which groups and individuals will lead the parade tell us a good deal about who has power or recognition in the community.
³Parades may have religious significance, as when a town in Mexico or Central America gathers to parade its local saints through the joyful streets outside the church. The parade of worshippers who stream through the holy Muslim shrines of Mecca or Medina in Saudi Arabia attracts Muslims from throughout the world and presents a dazzling display of styles of dress and pious devotion.
⁴Parades may combine religious themes with celebrations of the people of the society themselves as well. For example, as we see in the annual Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans. There, an insightful observer can watch how people from different social backgrounds interact in the parade.
⁵Parades may also be revealing to a sociological observer who notes what groups are missing or underrepresented in the passing contingents and in the watching crowds of spectators. Young people from poor families and men and women of racial and ethnic minority status are likely to fight and die in wars in foreign lands. But are they adequately represented in the Memorial Day events? Are they represented among the parade's leaders? Where do they figure in the parade? Their presence or absence, and the places of honor they may be accorded, can tell us a good deal about the equity of sacrifice and recognition in the town or city.
 -Kornblum, Sociology in a Changing World , pp. 2-3
Choose the answer below that best describes the topic of the reading passage.?

A) ?Memorial Day parades
B) ?parades with religious themes
C) ?children participating in parades
D) ?the significance of parades in society

Question 11

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 5 to select the best answer to the questions about the following graphic organizer.

​What is the best answer for the box marked "X" above?

A) ​Police officers laid off
B) ​Reduction in city hall hours
C) ​Fewer new books purchased
D) ​Public park in need of repairs

Question 12

What strategies might a writer use to arrange the supporting information when preparing to write the body of an essay?​

A) ​make a quick list
B) ​create an outline
C) ​fill in a graphic organizer
D) ​all of the above

Question 13

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. In the ending part of a text, the writer may ___________.​

A) ​develop a key point
B) ​use a graphic organizer
C) ​restate the thesis
D) ​introduce the topic

Question 14

​A problem‐solution essay should introduce the solution in the introduction to engage the reader.

Question 15

A text that compares two topics can be organized​

A) ​as a topic‐by‐topic comparison
B) ​with all the similarities first and all the differences second
C) ​as a point‐by‐point comparison
D) ​all of the above

Question 16

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 5 to select the best answer to the questions about the following graphic organizer.

The graphic organizer identifies the key details in an essay that​

A)Describes the causes of budget cuts to the public library
B) Describes the effects of budget cuts to the public library
C)Both A and B
D) ​None of the Above

Question 17

​Which of the following belong in the beginning part of an essay:

A) ​introduction to the topic
B) ​background information that leads up to the thesis statement
C) ​the thesis statement
D) ​all of the above

Question 18

​The basic structure of every essay includes an opening section, a middle section, and a closing section.

Question 19

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. Use a ___________ to identify the steps in a narrative or process.​

A) ​cause‐effect organizer
B) ​line diagram
C) ​Venn diagram
D) ​time line

Question 20

Application of Skills
Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 5 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage.
¹ What is the Memorial Day parade like in your town? Who participates? What feelings do people have as they watch the parade? Throughout the world, significant social occasions are marked by parades. To sociologists and other keen observers, most parades are an occasion to observe people displaying many of the attributes of their societies that they value and enjoy.
² Although the parades on Memorial Day commemorate military sacrifice and service to the nation, these parades have many additional meanings for a sociologically observant spectator. In many communities, for example, despite the underlying sadness of the occasion, a spirit of pride and joyfulness is evident in the marchers and the crowds. For instance, children and teenagers may decorate their bicycles and ride alongside the marching bands and floats. School bands and organizations are often part of the contingent, as are many of the community's prominent citizens and elected offices. So much of the way a parade is organized as a purposeful display of what we value and how our society is changing. That a woman's marching band takes a prominent role in a parade in Washington, D.C., for example, tells us that gender equality and the role of women in the military is being emphasized by the parade's organizers. Decisions as to which groups and individuals will lead the parade tell us a good deal about who has power or recognition in the community.
³Parades may have religious significance, as when a town in Mexico or Central America gathers to parade its local saints through the joyful streets outside the church. The parade of worshippers who stream through the holy Muslim shrines of Mecca or Medina in Saudi Arabia attracts Muslims from throughout the world and presents a dazzling display of styles of dress and pious devotion.
⁴Parades may combine religious themes with celebrations of the people of the society themselves as well. For example, as we see in the annual Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans. There, an insightful observer can watch how people from different social backgrounds interact in the parade.
⁵Parades may also be revealing to a sociological observer who notes what groups are missing or underrepresented in the passing contingents and in the watching crowds of spectators. Young people from poor families and men and women of racial and ethnic minority status are likely to fight and die in wars in foreign lands. But are they adequately represented in the Memorial Day events? Are they represented among the parade's leaders? Where do they figure in the parade? Their presence or absence, and the places of honor they may be accorded, can tell us a good deal about the equity of sacrifice and recognition in the town or city.
 -Kornblum, Sociology in a Changing World , pp. 2-3
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. The strategy the author uses to introduce the topic is ________________.?

A) ?to offer a surprising fact
B) ?to ask thought?provoking questions
C) ?to quote from an expert
D) ?to make a bold statement