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UBMS. English/Reading Summer 2012. ACT. Rhetorical Skills: S tyle. Today’s Agenda. Test-taking strategy tip of the day. Watch this clip . Trap Words And this one! Trick Questions Okay… just one more! ACT’s Online Question of the Day Focus on style. Define Style.

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  1. UBMS English/Reading Summer 2012 ACT Rhetorical Skills: Style

  2. Today’s Agenda • Test-taking strategy tip of the day. • Watch this clip. Trap Words • And this one! Trick Questions • Okay… just one more! • ACT’s Online Question of the Day • Focus on style

  3. Define Style • 16% of test = 12 questions • Skills Tested • Word Choice • Management of Sentence Elements • Avoidance of Ambiguous Pronouns • Economy of Writing = check that redundancy/wordiness!

  4. Redundancy • say the same thing twice • avoid redundancy on the English Test (in life too, if possible). • WRONG: The diner closes at 3 a.m. in the morning. • RIGHT: The diner closes at 3 a.m. • Redundancy questions almost always give you the option to “OMIT the underlined portion.” • If you spot a phrase or word that means the same thing as the underlined portion, then you should always choose to “OMIT.”

  5. Word Choice • Easier questions: • Their/they’re/there • Its/it’s • More Difficult Questions •  many words working together to create a tone. • For example, the sentence “Lloyd George rocks!” probably does not belong in an essay on World War I. • It doesn’t fit because it’s written in a casual, slangy tone, and history essays are generally neither casual nor slangy. • The sentence might belong, however, in a passage on your awesome new friend, Lloyd George.

  6. Tone • Tone = Author’s Attitude • Mode: Reader’s Response • An author’s word choice helps determine the tone of a passage. • Informal: may contain slang • Formal?

  7. Tone is one of the most important elements in correctly answering word choice questions. You will encounter quite a few questions that look like this:During the Great War, the British Public believed that Lloyd George rocks! He was widely admired for his ability to unify the government and thus to unify Britain. A. NO CHANGEB. rocked!C. was an effective political leader.D. had the ability to unify the government and to unify Britain.

  8. During the Great War, the British Public believed that Lloyd George rocks! He was widely admired for his ability to unify the government and thus to unify Britain. A. NO CHANGEB. rocked!C. was an effective political leader.D. had the ability to unify the government and to unify Britain. Creates redundancy.

  9. Today’s Resources • Check this PowerPoint. • Review BIG BOOK – pages 86-89. • Complete sample questions • RED BOOK – pages 95-105.

  10. Yay!

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