Which questions best demonstrate how to objectively evaluate an essay for interesting and unique presentation? Select two options.Do I agree with the ideas presented?Do I think the writing is interesting?Do I like the essay?Do I see that the writer tried to add style to the essay?Do I notice that the writer tries to engage readers?
Ruth is writing an essay about the reasons for changing a folk tale from a dark, grotesque story to a story that is appropriate for children.How should Ruth organize her writing to provide the best structure for her essay? Select two options.Ruth should use the cause-and-effect structure to show that the darkness of the earlier stories caused authors to change them in order to be appropriate for children.Ruth should use the problem-solution structure to show why the dark stories are problematic, and how changing them solves the problem.Ruth should use the problem-solution structure to show that the darkness of earlier stories was the rationale for rewriting them for children.Ruth should give examples of the problems that dark stories can cause for younger audiences, and the changes that can solve the problem.Ruth should describe the effects of dark stories on children, and the changes that lessen those effects.
Which element of a text best helps the reader determine the central idea?
What steps best help a reader determine the central idea of a text? Select three options.distinguishing between key details and minor detailsanalyzing the organizational structure of the textanalyzing extra commentary in each paragraphciting evidence from the text to support the conclusionlooking for repeated words and phrases
Read the excerpt from "How the Grimm Brothers Saved the Fairy Tale."In contrast to the final 1857 edition, most of the tales in the first edition are shorter and sparser. They have a rawness that was later to be refined. For example, "Rapunzel” is embellished a great deal in the final edition:First EditionOnce upon a time there lived a husband and wife who had been wishing for a child for many years, but it had all been in vain. Finally, the woman became pregnant.Now, in the back of their house the couple had a small window that overlooked a fairy’s garden filled with all kinds of flowers and herbs. But nobody ever dared to enter it.Seventh EditionOnce upon a time there was a husband and wife who for quite some time had been wishing in vain for a child. Finally, the dear Lord gave the wife a sign of hope that their wish would be fulfilled. Now, in the back of their house the couple had a small window that overlooked a splendid garden filled with the most beautiful flowers and herbs. The garden, however, was surrounded by a high wall, and nobody dared enter it because it belonged to a sorceress, who was very powerful and feared by all.
Read the excerpt from "How the Grimm Brothers Saved the Fairy Tale."Between 1812 and 1857, seven editions of their tales appeared, each one different from the last, until the final, best-known version barely resembled the first. Given that the first edition has recently been honored in bicentenary celebrations throughout the world, it is perhaps a good time to reexamine what we think we know about the original tales of the Brothers Grimm.
Which details best support the central idea of the excerpt? Select three options.
Read the excerpt from an essay about fairy tales.The Grimms’ fairy tales address the experiences of people who are living in difficult situations. For example, there is the story of Rapunzel. There is also the story of Hansel and Gretel, who had to escape their house in order to find food and were locked out.Which revision would best help the author support the thesis more effectively?
Read the excerpt from "How the Grimm Brothers Saved the Fairy Tale."Despite difficult personal problems and meager financial support from 1805 to 1812, the brothers proved themselves to be innovative scholars in the new field of German philology by publishing articles and books on medieval literature. In fact, they would be surprised to learn that they are more famous today for their tales than for their superb philological studies, which include pioneering work on German sound shifts, and the founding of the voluminous German Dictionary in 1854. But it was their training in philology and the demands that they placed on themselves as researchers that assisted their collecting and editing the tales.
Read the excerpt from "How the Grimm Brothers Saved the Fairy Tale."What compelled the Grimms to concentrate on old German epics, tales, and literature was a belief that the most natural and pure forms of culture—those which held the community together—were linguistic and based in history. According to them, modern literature, even though it might be remarkably rich, was artificial and thus could not express the genuine essence of Volk culture that emanated naturally from experience and bound the people together. Therefore, all their efforts went toward uncovering stories from the past.
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