Midterm Review Day 1 Descriptive/Persuasive Writing Plot Summary/Analysis

Which is more descriptive? A.The girl was hunched over like a rag doll, her face covered by her trembling hands, her body shaking convulsively, her eyes swollen from sobbing and her apparent humiliation. B.The sad girl held her knees and cried. She could not believe how embarrassed she was.

Which is more descriptive? A. The cat climbed through the window. He looked haughtily at me as he pranced by. B. Simba is my beautiful gray Persian cat. He walks with pride and grace, performing a dance of disdain as he slowly lifts and lowers each paw with the delicacy of a ballet dancer.

Which is more descriptive? A. My grey car drives as smooth as butter. The white snow seems to continuously fall as if a big cloud is slowly melting. B.My new care drives well. The snow outside falls on my windshield.

Which is more descriptive? A.The crustacean is under a rock. He seems like he is up to no good. Ow! He pinched me! B. The dastardly crab peered out from under the rock as his convoluted plot to pinch every sea creature in pinching distance slowly unfolded.

Which is more descriptive? A.My most valuable possession is an old, slightly warped blond guitar--the first instrument I taught myself how to play. It's nothing fancy, just a Madeira folk guitar, all scuffed and scratched and finger-printed. B.I love this one thing above all else. I own this blond guitar that I have had since I was a kid. It is really cool and makes me feel cool. Everyone needs to have a sweet guitar like I do. It makes me feel awesome and cooler than all the other kids.

Which statement is most persuasive? A.School uniforms should not be mandatory in public schools because it would stifle students’ creativity, take away students’ rights, and cause students to lose interest in school. B. It is outrageous for students to be forced to wear school uniforms. C.School uniforms are usually plaid. D.School uniforms are not mandatory at all schools.

Which statement is most persuasive? A.A healthy diet is important. B.Bananas are one of the most nutritious foods on earth. C.People should avoid fast food chains because a healthy diet increases energy, prevents illness and promotes well-being in all people. D. McDonalds rocks!

Which statement is most persuasive? A.People should not promote year-round schooling because it would not allow students enough free-time, cause more stress for students, and make schooling more expensive for school districts. B.Year-round schooling would make me very angry and I think it is stupid. C.I love school. I think people should have year round schooling because school is so fun! D.Year-round schooling is being discussed for our school.

Which statement is most persuasive? A. Driving at the age of 14 is done all over the country. B. People should be allowed to drive at age 14 in America because statistics show that learning to drive younger causes less accidents and it will teach students to be more responsible at a younger age. C. People in Germany drive at age 18. D. People should be allowed to drive at age 14 because my dad lets me drive, people in other countries can, and this makes me very angry.

Which statement is more persuasive? A. Plagiarism is bad because teachers tell you not to do it. B. People should not plagiarize materials from others because it disrespects people’s ownership over published material, it eventually harms the person who is plagiarizing, and has legal consequences. C. Using MLA citation gives credit to people that have written resources used by a writer. D. Plagiarism is very prevalent among high school students.

PLOT

Summary Who? What? Where? When?

Analysis How? Why?