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3. Define the following concepts. Use your own words as much as possible.
3.1 Register
3.2 Style
3.3 Cohesion
Status difference affect how you use form of address
In Question 3 above, you defined some of the textual features that promote meaningful
understanding of texts. Read Texts A and B below. Then, compare the following textual features
of the two texts; genre, intended audience, purpose, and register
Give TWO reasons why you would paraphrase a text (rather that summarizing or quoting it) in your academic essay.
Write a paraphrase of each of the following sentences:
Many invertebrates, such as snails and worms and crustaceans, on the other hand, have a spiral pattern of cleavage.
Similarly, the muscles will not grow in length unless they are attached to tendons and bones so that as bones lengthen, they are stretched.
Besides being a theory about the basis and origin of knowledge and the contents of our minds in general, empiricism is also sometimes a methodology.
As opposed to this, Locke is often supposed to be saying that, in addition to properties, things have a “substratum” which “supports” their properties.
Do gender,status difference and age affect how you use the different forms of address
Briefly discuss these three points with regard to each of 6 forms of address, greetings and gestures
Provide us with two examples or experiences you have encountered whereby a form of address greetings and gesture was misunderstood
Using the essay of Judy Brady " I Want A Wife" 1971 , write your own literary critique with a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) paragraphs. Use any of the six approaches to literary criticism ( Structuralist, Moralist, Marxist, Feminist, Historical, Reader-response). Be guided with the rubric given below.
Literary Analysis Rubric:
▪️Includes a thoughtful introduction tahat names the literary work and clearly states your overall response to it.
▪️Tells enough about the plot, characters, and setting so that readers can clearly understand your response.
▪️Shows your thorough understanding of the theme.
▪️Supports your statements with extensive textual evidence.
▪️Summarize your response in a well-constructed conclusion.
▪️ Consistent point of view, focus, and organization, including effective use of transitions.
Directions: Read Judy Brady’s essay, “I want a Wife” (1971). Then, answer the questions that follow.
1. Structuralist: What is the essay about? What themes or patterns are constantly repeated in this literature?
2. Moralist: How does the text play out ethical principles?
3. Marxist: What role does class play in the work? What is the author analysis of class relations?
4. Feminist: How is the work gendered? Where does the text define the roles of femininity?
5. Historical: What assumptions does Brady make about her audience? About wives? Her essay was written in 1971—does still makes sense today? Why or why not?
6. Reader-response: Do you agree or disagree with the writer’s perspective? Why or why not?
Provide us with 2 examples or experiences that u have encountered whereby a form of address greetings and/or gesture was misunderstood or used wrongly which created an uncomfortable situation
