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Writing an Essay to Compare the Presentation of Ideas across Genres Answers

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Which citation is correctly punctuated in MLA style?

A
"Mario Campos Gutiérrez, supervisor of Grupo Beta Sur, estimates that half eventually get here—after repeated attempts." (Nazario 4)
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"Mario Campos Gutiérrez, supervisor of Grupo Beta Sur, estimates that half eventually get here—after repeated attempts. (Nazario 4)"
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"Mario Campos Gutiérrez, supervisor of Grupo Beta Sur, estimates that half eventually get here—after repeated attempts (Nazario 4)."
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"Mario Campos Gutiérrez, supervisor of Grupo Beta Sur, estimates that half eventually get here—after repeated attempts" (Nazario 4).
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Read these sentences from Yasmin's essay.Nazario believes that Central American children like Enrique who come to the United States today are refugees and should be treated that way. If they were, she says, such children would not repeatedly have to face the dangers of migration, which bring tears to my eyes.

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"believes"
B
"come to"
C
"the dangers of migration"
D
"which bring tears to my eyes"
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Which details are important to notice when comparing and contrasting two texts from different genres? Select three options.the characters’ clothingthe point of viewthe author’s namethe language use the author’s purpose

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the characters’ clothing
B
the point of view
C
the author’s name
D
the language use
E
the author’s purpose
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Which in-text citation is correctly formatted in MLA style?

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(Smith 179)
B
(Smith 2015)
C
(Smith, 2015)
D
(Smith, p. 179)
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Read the sentence from Skylar’s comparative essay, and decide how they can edit informal, subjective language. The narrative becomes scarier when Enrique can no longer keep his eyes open.

A
more spooky
B
more frightening
C
more worrisome
D
more suspenseful
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Hiroshi is planning to write an essay comparing news reports and editorials.Which ideas should he brainstorm about in order to write an effective essay? Select four options.the characteristics of editorials the characteristics of news reports which genres are similar to editorials which genres are similar to news reports how news reports and editorials are similar how news reports and editorials are different

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the characteristics of editorials
B
the characteristics of news reports
C
which genres are similar to editorials
D
which genres are similar to news reports
E
how news reports and editorials are similar
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how news reports and editorials are different
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Read this paragraph from Yves's analysis of Enrique's Journey.(1) Nazario draws on Enrique's experience to illustrate what children face in their attempt to escape difficult conditions. (2) She describes the dangers he faces on his journey northward. (3) The threat of extortion and violence from gangsters illustrates how vulnerable such children are. (4) But gangsters do not pose the only threat. (5) Even the police, whose job is to uphold and enforce the law, steal from the migrants. (6) What I find most unsettling, though, is Enrique's temporary alliance with an MS gangster.

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the first sentence
B
the third sentence
C
the fifth sentence
D
the sixth sentence
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Which sentences from the biography best support Asher's analysis? Select two options.

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"Having avoided the fate of many other migrants, Enrique reaches Ixtepec, a southern crossroads in Oaxaca, the next state north, 285 miles into Mexico."
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"Two of them are too frightened to go into town. They offer Enrique 20 pesos and ask him to buy food. If he will bring it back, they will share it with him."
C
"About two hundred street gangsters in Chiapas share the rolling criminal enterprise."
D
"He stops at a barbershop. His hair is curly and far too long. It is an easy tip-off. People here tend to have straighter hair."
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"'¡Órale, jefe!' he says, using a phrase Oaxacans favor. 'Hey, chief!' He mutes his flat Central American accent and speaks softly and singsongy, like an Oaxacan."
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Read the excerpt from Daniel’s comparative essay.(1) Despite the many features shared by short and long fiction, the structure of a short story is very different from that of a novel. (2) A short story follows the rule of one. (3) It's about one person, and one important thing happens. (4) In contrast, a novel has time to develop many characters and explore many events.

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It focuses on one main character and one main plot event.
B
That is, short stories just look at one character and one thing.
C
It talks about one main character and one important thing that happens.
D
What I mean is it centers on a main character and a single plot occurrence.
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In her analytical essay, Kimi wants to quote the following words from "The Children of the Drug Wars."A vast majority of child migrants are fleeing not poverty, but violence.

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According to Nazario, "a vast majority of child migrants are fleeing not poverty, but violence" (3).
B
The problem is that "a vast majority of child migrants are fleeing not poverty, but violence (Nazario)."
C
The problem is that "a vast majority of child migrants are fleeing not poverty, but violence." (Nazario 3)
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According to Nazario, "a vast majority of child migrants are fleeing not poverty, but violence" (Nazario).

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