Title: Reading Informational Texts
Course: Grade 12 Language Arts

Q: While there is not time here to develop a sequence of events and explain how the ideas or events interact and develop by using text we can look at an image that may convey the same message:

[Image]

Source : Wikimedia Deutschland by Johanna Pung CC-BY-SA

True or False: The image above conveys some rather complex ideas about evolution physically and intellectually.
- True (That’s right. The image is meant to provoke thoughts about complex scientific concepts.)
- False (Sorry, it’s true. The image is meant to provoke thoughts about complex scientific concepts.)
A: True

Q: James Madison uses the term faction 18 times in the work titled Federalist No. 10. Here is a particular literary device he uses at one point:

Liberty is to faction what air is to fire, an aliment without which it instantly expires.

This type of statement is called a:
- Analogy (That’s right. It is often demonstrated in tests in a very particular format using colons. Apple : Fruit :: Robin : Bird. It would be stated as apple is to fruit as robin is to bird.)
- Syllogism (No. A syllogism is a type of argument that applies deductive reasoning.)
- Inductive Reasoning (No. The type of reasoning used to define the work in this case is irrelevant.)
- Deductive Reasoning (No. The type of reasoning used to define the work in this case is irrelevant.)
A: Analogy

Q: Which of the following should be avoided when structuring an exposition or argument?
- Clarity (No, this is key to the effectiveness of a written work.)
- Convincing (No, this is key to the effectiveness of a written work.)
- Engaging (No, this is key to the effectiveness of a written work.)
- Unique Font (As fun as it is to play around with different types of fonts, you will generally make a portion of your audience angry if you deviate from a standard style.)
A: Unique Font

Q: According to a study in 2014 by the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, Stephen Colbert did a better job at informing people on the issue of campaign finance reform than did other news media outlets. He does this by using a device which ridicules its subject as an intended means of provoking change.

This type of presentation would best be described as:
- Rhetoric (He certainly uses rhetoric as that term deals specifically with all forms persuasive speaking and writing, but it is far too general a term to be defined this narrowly.)
- Satire (Correct. That’s the very definition of satire.)
- Fundraising (This was indeed part of his overall performance but does not fit the definition stated.)
- Skits (Close. A skit is a short comedic piece but the definition is more general than the stated definition in the question.)
A: Satire

Q: Which of the following assignment submissions would be considered multi-media?
- A Research Paper that properly cites multiple sources (No. All of the information is being conveyed via text which is a singular medium.)
- An Essay that contains an Introduction, Body and Conclusion (No. All of the information is being conveyed via text which is a singular medium.)
- A slideshow Presentation that includes text, audio and video (Correct. A medium is a format of communicating or presenting information. In this case the medium would be the sound, text and video being presented.)
- A Report that thoroughly summarizes and critiques a work of art (No. All of the information is being conveyed via text which is a singular medium.)
A: A slideshow Presentation that includes text, audio and video