Language Arts Lesson 6
Writing Strategies: Organization and Focus (Grades 9-12)

Instruction 6-5

Structuring Ideas and Arguments (Grades 11-12)

Now let's do Practice Exercise 6-5 (top) (click HERE for a printer-friendly version)

Directions: Complete the Practice Exercise 6-5 below. Consult the Answer Key below for answers once you finish. Review the Instruction material which relates to any questions you do not get correct.

Choose the correct answer.

1. Logical outline for the argument includes
    
   1. preface.
       
   2. introduction.
       
   3. table of contents.
       
   4. All of the above.
       
   5. None of the above.
       
2. Which of these can help readers to understand the writing better?
    
   1. graphs
       
   2. tables
       
   3. diagrams
       
   4. All of the above.
       
   5. None of the above.
       
3. Preliminary research is necessary to
    
   1. clarify the precise subject.
       
   2. to be sure nobody else is writing about the same topic.
       
   3. to be able to cover the topic in depth.
       
   4. both a and b
       
   5. both a and c
       
4. Assays are ____ in form.
    
   1. 3D
       
   2. linear
       
   3. tree like
       
   4. Any of the above.
       
5. Which of these is a good way to start structuring an assay?
    
   1. begin with a claim
       
   2. begin with a table of contents
       
   3. write the bibliography first 
       
   4. None of the above.

Answer Key (top) (click HERE for a printer-friendly version)

1. b
    
2. d
    
3. e
    
4. b
    
5. a

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