ESSAY ANALYSIS SHEET: Practice Test on “Canadian Pioneers”
Name:
________/40
TITLE:
SUBJECT:
AUTHOR:
TOPIC:
THESIS
Restate it in your own words: (3 marks)
Is it explicit or implicit?
If it is explicit, where is it in the essay?
Main supporting reasons (if specified):
TONE: (1 mark)
Proof: (1 mark)
PURPOSE: (1 mark)
INTENDED AUDIENCE: (1 mark)
How do you know? (1 mark)
ESSAY ANALYSIS Practice Test:
“Canadian Pioneers—A New Definition of an Old Idea”
MAKE AN INFERENCE
1. Identify three methods of development Beach uses in her essay. Give examples.
(6 marks)
Method
Example/Proof
2. Which method do you think is the most effective? Why? (2 marks)
3. Identify three persuasive devices Beach uses. Give examples. (6 marks)
Persuasive Device
Example/Proof
4. Which persuasive device do you think is the most effective? Why? (2 marks)
5. What does Beach mean when she states, “Sociologists are correct when they
describe Canadian discrimination as subtle”? Support your response with a
specific example from the essay. (2 marks)
MAKE A CONNECTION
6. Make a connection between Beach’s essay and the Fresh Prince episode
“Mistaken Identity” by explaining one important similarity or difference. Be
specific! (2 marks)
7. Have you ever been treated unfairly by someone because he or she made
assumptions about you based on your gender, age, race, appearance, clothing,
or something else about you? Connect your own experience to Beach’s essay.
Be specific! (2 marks)
8. Summarize Beach’s essay in 4-6 sentences. Remember that an effective
summary begins by identifying a main idea or argument of the essay. Use SEES
to help organize your ideas. See the marking scheme below. (10 marks total)
Sentence of introduction: 2 marks
Example(s): 2 marks
Explanation(s): 2 marks
Sentence of conclusion: 2 marks
Spelling, grammar and organization: 2 marks
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