Analyzing Modes of Expression
Which statement best explains the effect of Mora's
shift between two different modes of expression?
Each year, the newspaper in my hometown of El Paso,
Texas, honors the top five academic achievers from the
local high schools at an annual banquet. Last year when I
addressed the group, the room at the fancy hotel was full
of proud students and their relatives.
"The Leader in the Mitror,"
Pat Mora
She can reach a large audience with her speech,
she cannot reach a large audience with her essay
She is present with her audience when she delivers
her speech, she is not with her readers when they
read her essay
She can spend a significant amount of time revising
her speech, she does not have as much time to
revise her writing
6) Intro
Done

explanation:

which character trait does the characterization from the passage above reveal about the grandson? a.honest. b.patient. c.sneaky. d.cruel.

the objective should be switched

what: when quoting a source, use the author’s words verbatim, or word-for-word. this means you shouldn’t change any grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. put quotations around the words to tell your reader where the quote begins and where it ends.

you also need to acknowledge the author. for example, if using mla format for your research paper, you should have in-text citations with the author’s name and page number listed at the end of each quote.

when: use quotations to provide concrete examples to support your claims. using direct quotations is a great way to build your credibility on the subject. it’s also a good idea to quote your source when the author states things in a powerful way. if you think he or she said it best, then use the exact words to share the ideas.

example: in the short story “a jury of her peers”, mrs. hale compares mrs. wright to her caged bird, saying “she—come to think of it, she was kind of like a bird herself. real sweet and pretty, but kind of timid and—fluttery. how—she—did—change” (glaspell).

paraphrasing

what: paraphrasing differs from quoting because you restate the passage in your own words. since you don’t use the author’s words, you don’t need to use quotation marks. however, you still need to acknowledge the author for his or her ideas.

when paraphrasing a text, you should communicate the full meaning of the text; don’t change the meaning. it can be a condensed version of the text, or it could end up being longer than the source it’s paraphrasing.

when: you use paraphrasing when you take notes, or explain a chart or diagram to someone. paraphrasing highlight the important parts of a larger text. it also allows you to simplify the ideas for your readers.

example:

original: “it was no ordinary thing that called her away–it was probably further from ordinary than anything that had ever happened in dickson county. but what her eye took in was that her kitchen was in no shape for leaving: her bread all ready for mixing, half the flour sifted and half unsifted” (glaspell).

paraphrase: as mrs. hales walks around mrs. wright’s home, she notices that the kitchen is in disarray as if she was in the middle of baking bread (glaspell).

c

explanation: