Please sit by your teammates The pop quiz

*Please sit by your teammates. *The “pop” quiz will cover the four sample essays you read (one question per essay).

* Day 10 of English 15

1. “Who Are You Calling Underprivileged? ” by Natasha Rodriguez: What term does Rodriguez suggest universities use instead of “underprivileged” on their brochures and handouts ? 2. “Friending: The Changing Definition of Friendship in the Social Media Era” by Joyce Xinran Liu: What disappointing incident prompted Liu to reflect on online friendship? 3. “A Different Kind of Canvas: Makeup as a Form of Art” by Mary Lynch: In redefining makeup as art, Lynch uses two examples of professional fields in which makeup artists work. What are these two fields/jobs? 4. “The Indistinguishable Poverty Line” by Robert Johnson: To redefine poverty, Johnson contrasts ____[adj. ]____ poverty to __[other adj. ]__ poverty. *

1. Identifiable central claim (thesis) that attempts to change an audience’s definition of a person/place/thing * Can you figure out the central claim? Summarize it as “X means Y instead of Z (if it’s a redefinition). ” * What kind of change does this claim make—does it deepen or alter the typical understanding of the word or phrase, correct its improper usage, or update it? 2. Demonstration of a strong reason why this definition matters for a particular audience * Who would care about this term/concept? Why? *

3. Support of this definition through a wellstructured and developed argument *Create a reverse outline in this format: Claim 1: “” Reason/Evidence: “” Claim 2: “” Reason/Evidence: “”… *Is the organization easy to follow? Does the reasoning hold water? Is there sufficient evidence to support the claims? *