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Review Word Clues #9. 10. 11, 13, 14, 15
Review MLA format (see sample passages/example below)
Review your notes! (know rhetorical and literary devices, such as simile
personification, onomatopoeia, irony (all 3 types), alliteration, analogy, ethical
appeal, appeal to fear, testimonial, bandwagon appeal, tone, theme, point of view,
foreshadowing, etc.)
Review the purposes for writing: to entertain, to persuade, to inform
Here are some sample passages/questions for you to use during your review.
Directions: Read the information that is shown for each topic. Then answer the questions that
follow.
Topic: Organic Farming
Facts, Figures, and Details
- Organic farmers use natural fertilization and pest control versus chemicals.
- Sir Albert Howard, a British scientist, introduced this system in the 1930s. It has been a part of
agriculture in the United States since the 1940s.
- It uses less petroleum than conventional methods of farming.
- Many products are grown organically: produce, grains, meats, and dairy.
- The Department of Agriculture has standards to certify organic products.
- Organic food is less likely to contain pesticides than conventionally grown food.
- Organic food sales have increased by at least 20% annually. About 10,000 certified organic
farmers operate in the United States.
- The higher cost of organic food is related to stricter regulations and more labor-intensive
farming methods.
Sources
World Wide Web
“Organic Farming” by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
http://www.epa.gov/agriculture/torg.html
“Kids Organic Club” by Pure Organic. http://www.kids.organic.org/
Library
Grow It! by Richard W. Langer, copyright 1994 (call number: 635 LAN)
The Non-Toxic Farming Handbook by Philip A. Wheeler and Ronald B. Ward, copyright 1998
(call number: 631.584 WHE)
Successful Small-Scale Farming: An Organic Approach by Karl Schwenke, copyright 1991 (call
number: 630.973 SCH)
Original Source
Organic Production has been practiced in the United States since the late 1940s. From that time,
the industry has grown from experimental garden plots to large farms with surplus products sold
under a special organic label. Food manufacturers have developed organic processed products
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and many retail marketing chains specialize in the sale of “organic” products.
Organic Farming by the United States Environmental Protection Agency
Topic: Margaret Mead
Facts, Figures, and Details
- Margaret Mead was born in 1901 and died in 1978.
- She was a famous anthropologist. Anthropology is the study of human beings, including
biology, language, culture, archaeology, and society.
- She specialized in the study of people and cultures in the South Pacific.
- From 1926-1978 she was a curator at the American Museum of Natural History in New York
City.
- In 1979 she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor for a United
States’ civilian.
- She theorized that culture rather than genetics shapes people’s behaviors.
- She studied several different cultural groups in New Guinea; each had very different ideas and
practices regarding how women and men acted.
Sources
World Wide Web
“Margaret Mead (1901-1978)” by The Institute for Intercultural Studies.
http://www.interculturalstudies.org/Mead/biography.html
“A Biography of Mead” (no author) http://www.gwu.edu/~asc/biographies/Mead/bio.html
Library
Blackberry Winter: My Earlier Years by Margaret Mead; copyright 1972 (call number B MEAD
MARGARET)
Twelve American Women by Elizabeth Anticaglia; copyright 1975 (call number 920 Ant)
Great People of the 20th Century by the editors of Time; copyright 1996 (call number 920 GRE)
Original Source
Both observation and involvement came naturally to Mead, who was born in 1901 to parents who
quite literally raised her to be a social scientist. She was only eight when she was assigned to
observe and record her younger sisters’ speech patterns. After training at New York’s Barnard
College and Columbia University, she sailed for Samoa in 1925 and spent nine months observing
the adolescent girls of three small coastal villages in the Manua Islands. The result of her study
was published three years later as Coming of Age in Samoa.
Great People of the 20th Century (page 149)
Part 1 Directions [drafting]: Use the Research Data to answer these questions about drafting.
1. Which sentence belongs in the introduction for a report on organic farming?
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a.
b.
c.
d.
Conventional farming uses more petroleum
than organic farming.
Organic farming means less pollution and
fewer chemicals.
The United States Department of Agriculture
is involved in the industry.
Pest-resistant crops reduce the need for
chemicals.
2. Which sentence would work best in the introduction for a report on Margaret Mead?
a.
Anthropology is the study of human beings.
b.
In 1979, Mead won the Presidential Medal of
Freedom.
c.
She studied New Guinean culture extensively.
d.
Mead’s ideas about culture were very
influential.
3. Which sentence would work best in the conclusion for a report on Margaret Mead?
a.
Mead worked at the American Museum of
Natural History, too.
b.
She spent much time studying in the South
Pacific.
c.
Even today, Mead’s ideas about culture are
still important.
d.
Being an anthropologist involves observation.
4. Which sentence would work best in the conclusion for a report on organic farming?
a.
Labor-intensive work and strict regulations
are a part of organic farming.
b.
Organic farming will continue to grow as
people recognize its benefits.
c.
Sir Albert Howard was an early pioneer of
organic farming.
d.
The government has standards to certify that
products are organic.
Part 2 Directions [revising and editing]: Use the Research Data to answer the following
questions.
5. Which introduction best grabs the reader’s attention?
a.
Have you noticed that organic products are
popping up everywhere?
b.
There is a big difference between organic and
nonorganic products.
c.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture sets the
rules for organic farmers.
d.
Growing and buying organic food is a way to
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reduce pollution.
6 Which introduction best grabs the reader’s attention?
a.
Have you ever heard of Margaret Mead? She
was an important scientist.
b.
Can one individual change the world?
Margaret Mead believed so.
c.
Anthropologists must be able to remain
objective as they observe others.
d.
Margaret Mead was famous in her time. She
is still well known today.
7. Which sentence is the best thesis statement for a report on organic farming?
a.
Organic items are on sale at supermarkets.
b.
Organically grown products taste better.
c.
Nonchemical methods are important.
d.
Organic farming can help limit pollution.
8. Which detail best supports the idea that Margaret Mead was respected for her work?
a.
Some people disagreed with her ideas.
b.
Mead traveled throughout the world.
c.
She won a Presidential Medal of Freedom.
d.
Other scientists studied different cultures.
9. Which example best shows a logical connection between ideas?
a.
She studied South Pacific cultures, so she
spent years in Samoa and New Guinea.
b.
Mead started observing people when she was
a girl; her ideas were considered daring.
c.
She was a museum curator. With all of her
travels, she was quite busy.
d.
Mead believed culture shaped people’s
behavior. Anthropology is a broad field.
10. Which example best shows a logical connection between ideas?
a.
Sales of organic items have grown. The labor
for organic farmers is extensive.
b.
Organic food production is expensive;
therefore, organic products have high prices.
c.
Traditional farming uses more pesticides;
organic farmers grow various products.
d.
You can buy local produce at farmers’
markets. Organic food has strict regulations.
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