Monetary fines, harsh words, and shaking one’s fist are examples of

English 101 Diagnostic Writing                                              For your first in-class writing assignment, you will read, summarize, and briefly analyze a text. I will be providing feedback for what you write, but please note that this essay is diagnostic in nature; in other words, it will show me what you know, and what you need to work on. As long as you turn in your best efforts, you will receive a passing grade on this assignment. Step 1: Read the article provided by your instructor. Take notes/highlight/mark the text as you read—look for the author’s thesis, and note specific details that support the thesis, and ideas that resonate with you in some way. Step 2: Response part I. Write a one-two paragraph summary of the text. Include the main ideas, written in your own words. Highlight the main ideas, but exclude minor details. Response part II. Write one-two paragraphs of response to the article. What is the author’s overall purpose in writing this essay? What goal is the author trying to achieve? Can you relate this work to the current time period in some way? You may also include any connections you made between the article and your own experience if you can you share those ideas in a general way. (Hint: What might the author be trying to accomplish by writing this essay?  Is this essay merely for entertainment or is there a deeper message or lesson to be learned? Is there some action the author wants the reader to take after reading the article?)  Format: MLA format page set up—Put this MLA heading (below) at the top left of your essay, and follow it with a centered title. Your First & Last Name Instructor Last Name ENG 101-A## (fill in the section number) Date (Day Month Year)        

________ is/are the tastes, habits, and expectations that children “inherit” or learn from their parents, which help them achieve material success in life.

What sort of social mobility often results from losing a job?

In the film, I Am Not Your Negro, James Baldwin said who were the heroes in movies?

Sociologist C. J. Pascoe found that boys often use homophobic slurs toward each other in an effort to define masculinity for themselves and other boys in her ethnography of high school boys titled Dude, You’re a Fag. This is an example of the

What term indicates a process of learning and absorbing values, ideas, beliefs, and traditions of the dominant culture 

This terms refers to the feeling of being different from others 

What term refers to your personal identity that is different and seperate from all others

What side effect of codeine has proven to be beneficial?