Collections Grade 11 Guiding Questions Collection 3

“Against Nature” by Joyce Carol Oates

Read the argument “Against Nature” by Joyce Carol Oates. Then, reread the lines indicated with each question below. Answer each question, citing text evidence.

1.Epigraph: Why did Oates choose these two epigraphs to open her essay?

2.Lines 1–5: Read the author byline and identify Oates’s main purpose for writing.

3.Lines 6–14: Infer what Oates thinks about nature as a topic for writing. What is the author’s specific purpose in this essay?

4.Lines 29–45: Infer the type of approach and the topic in these lines. What supporting details inform the reader about facts about the topic?

5.Lines 46–59: What effect does the use of second-person point of view have in these lines?

6.Lines 63–68: Which text suggests a narrative writing structure? Which text suggests an informative writing structure? Analyze and evaluate the effect of the use of multiple structures on the essay.

7.Lines 69–78: What assertion in lines 76–78 is a fact? Infer why Oates included this detail.

8.Lines 80–97: What are the three brief narratives in these lines? Analyze and evaluate why Oates includes these stories at this point in her essay.

9.Lines 117–124: What claim does Oates make in these lines? How does it further her claims about nature? What evidence does Oates use to support this claim?

10.Lines 125–136: How do Oates’s comments about Thoreau in these lines connect to her ideas in the previous paragraph?

11.Lines 147–156: What examples of rhetorical questions are in these lines? What effect do these rhetorical questions produce?

12.Lines 160–178: How does the quotation from Wilde support Oates’s argument?

13.Lines 187–198: Summarize the idea Thoreau expresses. Is Oates convinced by Thoreau’s argument? Explain, citing text evidence to support your answer.

14.Lines 194–197: Consider Oates’s tone in these lines. How does the tone differ in the two sentences? What effect does her tone have on the essay?

15.Lines 229–239: Analyze the analogy. How is Oates’s “mystical” vision similar to nature writing? Why does she include this example at this point in the essay?

16.Lines 252–253: Why, at the end of her essay, does Oates refer to Johnson’s quote from the epigraph?

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1.13 graded assignment: write an evaluation of an argument

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the autor of the text is bringing the point that one achievment of the president john f. kennedy was a success and this caused the next president to use a similar idea. the purposefor the use of the quotation in the text is to support the idea that peace corps was a result of the president's call. in this case, the quotation is presented as part of the writing and does not stand on its own.

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  a basketball team comprises of five players as mentioned above. the five players include point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward and center (ramen 56). the rules do not limit players to certain locations. however, evolution of basketball from the 1980s made players assume certain locations and roles. the point guard should be the fastest team member, and is responsible for organizing the attacks of the team. he does this by making sure that the right player has the ball at the right time (wissel 87). the shooting guard creates mainly long-range shorts and watches the opponent's last player on the defense. the small forward member of the team is majorly responsible for scoring points through dribble penetration and cuts to the basket. he also rebounds and plays actively. power forward plays invasively having their back to the basket and when on defense he plays under the basket or against the opponent's power forward (ramen 54). the center often uses his size and height to score and safeguard the basket when on defense. however, there is no rule that limits the players to these descriptions.  

              there are four quarters in regular basketball game, and each takes 10 or 12 minutes (ramen 67). in college basketball games, the game uses two-twenty minute halves. extra time should take 5 minutes in all games except in high school, where it takes four minutes. teams need to change sides after the first half of the game. a typical basketball game might take approximately 2 hours excluding the time when the game is inactive. at any given time, the court should have ten players, 5 from both sides. despite substitutions being unrestricted, it can only be performed when the game is stopped (wissel 51). additionally, teams must have a uniform comprising of a jersey and a pair of shorts. for identification purposes, the jersey should have a unique number in the team printed at the front and back. in some instances, the jerseys have the names of players, sponsors and team printed on them.  

              in conclusion, regulation basketball hoop comprises of a rim or basket attached to a backboard. violating the rules of the game results in a change of the shot clock if the committed by the defense or loss of ball possession. basketball teams comprise of five players, which includes the point guard, shooting guard, power forward, small forward and center. a typical basketball game might take approximately 2 hours excluding the time when the game is inactive.