English Composition Quizzes & Majibu - Coursera

Embark on a literary expedition with our engaging quizzes and expert answers about the Kiingereza lugha. Discover the skills to create literary works that captivate and inspire as we explore the nuances of effective communication through words. These quizzes act as a gateway to improving your writing skills, from mastering grammar and syntax to honing your storytelling skills.

Whether you’re a student looking to improve your academic writing or a writer looking to hone your prose, this collection offers valuable insights into the world of Kiingereza kuandika. Join us as we navigate the landscape of language and creativity and explore the power of words to convey meaning and evoke emotion. Let’s embark on this enriching journey together as we delve into the art and craft of English writing.

Maswali 01: Critical Review Writing Project: Tathmini binafsi

Q1. Is the critical review finished and complete?

A complete project does not need to be perfect, and it can have errors, but it should be near the length requirement and should be readable enough that another person potentially could provide feedback about how to improve it.

Hapana
Ndio

Q2. If someone were to read your “Critical Review” paper, what specific questions or concerns would you like them to address regarding your draft? Would you like them to look at a specific passage? Would you especially like feedback about a certain aspect of your writing or argument? Did you get stuck at any point when writing your draft

Q3. Where do you as the writer summarize and explain Coyle’s main argument? Do you think you have provided enough information about Coyle’s main argument to readers who may not have read the articl

Q4. Where do you as the writer define and use key terms from Coyle’s text, such as “deep practice,” “scaffolding,” or “chicken-wire Harvards

Q5. Where do you feel that you go beyond summary of the text to pose a question about Coyle’s text, raise a limitation about Coyle’s argument, or make some other point about Coyle’s article

Q6. Summarize your main argument about Coyle’s text in a sentence or two. If it’s difficult for you to summarize your main argument, try to determine what you could do to make the argument clearer

Swali 7. What evidence do you use to support or explicate your argument? Have you effectively integrated and cited quotes and other evidence? Ikiwa sivyo, what you might do in order to integrate and cite quotes and other evidence more effectively

Q8. Does your review contain unconventional features in the writing (tahajia, sentence structure, Msamiati, Nakadhalika) that could interfere with how others may read this piece? Hasa, identify one of these features that you think needs to be revised and/or that you as a writer could focus on even beyond this writing project

Q9. What did you like best about this critical review that you wrote

Q10. What did you learn about your own writing based on the responses you gave in the previous questions?

English Composition I Week 03 Majibu ya Maswali

Maswali 01:Visual Analysis Draft : Tathmini binafsi

Q1. Is your Project 1 Draft a complete draft?

A complete draft does not need to be perfect, and it can have errors, but it should be near the length requirement and should be readable enough that another person potentially could provide feedback about how to improve it. For more information about what a draft is, please see the video “What is a Draft?”

Ndio
Hapana

Q2. If someone were to read your draft, what specific questions or concerns would you like for them to address? Kwa mfano, would you like them to look at a specific passage? Would feedback about a certain aspect of your writing or argument be helpful? Were you stuck at any point while writing the draft that would be helpful to get feedback on?

Q3. Where do you as the writer describe the image? Is that description sufficient to convey the important features of the image to readers who may not see the image or have time to examine it thoroughly

Where do you analyze the image? Is that section sufficient to convey the important aspects of the image to readers who may not see the image or have time to examine it thoroughly? Does your analysis go beyond the description to interpret the image

Q5. Where do you, the writer, use analysis to pose a question about the image or about your selected area of inquiry/focus

Q6. Summarize in a sentence or two what you are specifically arguing. If you find it difficult to summarize your argument, you may want to consider making the argument clearer. Which of the criteria for effective claims does this argument meet? (See the video “Effective Claims.”

Swali 7. What evidence did you draw on for your argument? Do you feel you effectively integrated and cited evidence, including the image and any other quotes or references? Ikiwa sivyo, what you might do to integrate and cite the image, quotes, or evidence more effectively

Q8. Have you organized the visual analysis effectively in terms of paragraph order and paragraph unity? Ikiwa sivyo, what changes would you suggest for more effective organization

Q9. Does your visual analysis contain a number of unconventional features in the writing (tahajia, sentence structure, Msamiati, Nakadhalika) that could interfere with how others may read this piece? Identify one of these features in particular so you can focus on it for the revision

Q10. What do you like best about your essay? What is one way in which you feel you did a good job

Q11. What did you learn about your own writing/your own project based on the answers you gave to the previous questions?

English Composition I Week 04 Majibu ya Maswali

Maswali 01: Visual Analysis Final: Tathmini binafsi

Q1. Using the grading criteria for this project, plus the overall learning objectives for this project, you will be scoring your project on a 6-point scale in order to help improve as a writer for subsequent writing occasions. Please review learning objectives and grading criteria for this project before providing feedback.

Think of the scale (rating options 1–6) as two sets:

a top half of 4, 5, au 6 representing different levels of successful projects and
a lower half of 1, 2, au 3 representing different levels of unsuccessful projects.
You can think of a paper scoring of 5 as the center of success and one scoring 2 as the center score of a lack of a success, with the other scores as a minus or plus. Kwa hivyo, a score of 4 is successful, but marginally so, a kind of 5-. Alama ya 6 is exceptionally successful, a kind of 5+.

Score of 6: This project meets all criteria and goals for Project 1 and is very clear and competently written. It is not perfect, but it is well reasoned and shows a deep understanding of the image and a compelling discussion about the image and/or about my selected area of inquiry/focus. Evidence is integrated effectively, and the title is strong. Citations are mostly correct. Short description: Exceptionally successful
Score of 5: This project meets all criteria and goals for Project 1 and is clear and competently written. This project not only describes the image, but also analyzes it and uses it to make an argument about the image and/or about my selected area of focus/inquiry. Paragraphs are unified and the paper is organized clearly. Evidence is integrated effectively, and the title is strong. Citations are mostly correct. Short description: Successful
Score of 4: This project describes the image in an organized way, but it does not analyze the image or use it to make an argument. It may have a few unconventional features of written English, such as vocabulary, sentence construction, na kadhalika., but these do not for the most part interfere with the communication of my ideas. It is for the most part clearly written. Most of the paragraphs are organized clearly and unified. Evidence is integrated effectively some of the time. Citations are present and mostly correct. The title is somewhat effective. Short description: Successful, but marginally so
Score of 3: This project shows only a superficial understanding of the image and limited description of it. It offers very little by way of argument. It may also contain some unconventional features of written English, such as vocabulary, sentence construction, na kadhalika., that interfere with the communication of my ideas. It offers little by way of argument. Evidence is only occasionally integrated effectively, and/or not much evidence is used. Citations are often incorrect. The title may be ineffective. Short description: Unsuccessful, but marginally so
Score of 2: This project pays little attention to the image or shows little understanding of it. It offers hardly anything by way of argument. It may also contain some unconventional features such as vocabulary, sentence construction, or other features that interfere with the communication of my ideas. The essay is not organized clearly, and the paragraphs often are not unified. Evidence is for the most part not integrated effectively, and/or very little evidence is used. Citations are mostly incorrect or absent. The title is ineffective. Short description: Unsuccessful
Score of 1: This project has misunderstood the nature of the assignment or the meaning of the image and presents many unconventional features of written English, such as vocabulary, sentence construction, or other features that interfere with the communication of my ideas. Evidence is not integrated effectively, and/or no evidence is used. Citations are incorrect or absent. The title may be absent or ineffective. Short description: Extremely unsuccessful

Maswali 02:Visual Analysis Self-Reflection

Q1. The following are Project 1 Malengo ya Kujifunza:

summarize, swali, kuchambua, and evaluate visual texts;
argue and support a position;
use evidence;
achieve cohesion;
develop paragraph unity;
kurekebisha; na
kuingiza na kurekodi sauti.

Please choose one of the above learning objectives, and identify a specific passage or passages from your visual analysis that demonstrate your progress towards that objective. In the space provided here, write the objective, and then copy and paste the passage(s) from your project that demonstrate your progress toward that objective. Indicate the page number(s) pia

Q2, The following are Project 1 Malengo ya Kujifunza:

summarize, swali, kuchambua, and evaluate visual texts;
argue and support a position;
use evidence;
achieve cohesion;
develop paragraph unity;
kurekebisha; na
kuingiza na kurekodi sauti.

Please choose another of the above learning objectives, and identify a specific passage or passages from your visual analysis that demonstrate your progress towards that objective. In the space provided here, write the objective, and then copy and paste the passage(s) from your project that demonstrate your progress toward that objective. Indicate the page number(s) pia

Q3. Having evaluated other writers’ projects and having received feedback on your own writing, please write a brief reflection on what you have learned about your strengths and areas for growth as a writer

Q4. Given what you have learned about yourself as a writer, identify at least two aspects of your writing that you intend to focus on in Project 2.

English Composition I Week 05 Majibu ya Maswali

Maswali 01: Case Study Draft: Tathmini binafsi

Q1. Is this Project 2 Draft a complete draft?

A complete draft does not need to be perfect, and it can have errors, but it should be near the length requirement and should be readable enough that as a reader you have enough material to work with to provide feedback about how to improve it. For more information about what a draft is, please see the video “What is a Draft?”

Q2. If someone were to read your paper, what specific questions or concerns would you like them to address regarding your draft? Would you like them to look at a specific passage? Would you especially like feedback about a certain aspect of your writing or argument? Were you stuck with any portions of the draft that someone may be able to provide feedback on

Q3. Where do you as a writer offer details about the case study? Is this sufficient to convey the important aspects of the case study to readers who may not be familiar with this

Q4. Where have you gone beyond description to pose a question about your selected area of inquiry/focus or to show how the case study reflects, contrasts, or modifies ideas about your selected area of inquiry/focus

Q5. Summarize in a sentence or two what specifically you are arguing, if you can. If you cannot, say what you might do to make the argument more clear

Q6. What evidence do you use to support and/or develop your argument? Have you effectively integrated, discussed, and cited research? Ikiwa sivyo, say what you might do to integrate and cite research more effectively

Swali 7. Are there so many unconventional features in the writing (tahajia, sentence structure, Msamiati, Nakadhalika) that you found them interfering with the reading of the draft? Identify in particular one of these features so you can focus on it during the revision process

Q8. Do you think the introduction is effective? Ikiwa ndivyo, please describe what features make it effective. Ikiwa sivyo, make a few suggestions for how you can improve it when you do your revision

Q9. Do you think the conclusion is effective? Ikiwa ndivyo, please describe what features make it effective. Ikiwa sivyo, make a few suggestions for how you can improve it

Q10. What did you like best about this essay

Q11. What did you learn about your own writing/your own project based on the answers you gave in this self-assessment?

English Composition I Week 06 Majibu ya Maswali

Maswali 01: Case Study Final: Tathmini binafsi

Q1. Using the grading criteria for this project, plus our overall learning objectives for this project, you will be scoring your project on a 6-point scale in order to help improve as a writer for subsequent writing occasions. Please review learning objectives and grading criteria for this project before providing feedback.

Think of the scale (rating options are 1-6) as two sets:

● a top set of 4, 5, 6 representing different levels of successful projects and

● a lower set of 1, 2, 3 representing different levels of unsuccessful projects.

You can think of a paper scoring 5 as the center of success and one scoring 2 as the center score for lack of success, with the other scores as a minus or plus. Thus a score of 4 is successful, but marginally so, a kind of 5-. Alama ya 6 is exceptionally successful, a kind of 5+. Only one whole number, without pluses or minuses, can be entered.

Score of 6: This project meets all criteria and goals for Project 2 and is very clear and well written. It need not be perfect but it is well reasoned, shows a deep understanding of the case study, evaluates and discusses relevant research, and shows a compelling and wide-ranging discussion of how the case study reflects, contrasts, or modifies thinking about my selected area of inquiry/focus. The project also uses the case study to raise new questions about my selected area of inquiry/focus. It goes beyond what is required. The introduction and conclusion are strong. Evidence is integrated effectively, and the title is strong. Citations are mostly correct. Short description: Exceptionally successful
Score of 5: This project not only presents the case study, but also uses it to make an argument about my selected area of inquiry/focus. It meets all criteria and goals for Project 2 and is clear and well written, but it is without the depth of understanding and range of the exceptionally successful project. But it does the job efficiently. The project includes relevant research. Paragraphs are unified and the paper is organized clearly. The introduction and conclusion are strong. Evidence is integrated effectively, and the title is strong. Citations are mostly correct. Short description: Successful
Score of 4: This project describes the case study in an organized way, but it does not offer a thorough understanding of it, and/or offers a somewhat limited argument about my selected area of inquiry/focus. It may have a few unconventional features of written English, such as vocabulary, sentence construction, na kadhalika., but these do not for the most part interfere with the communication of my ideas. It is for the most part clearly written. Paragraphs are mostly organized clearly and unified. Research may be a bit limited, and evidence is integrated effectively some of the time. Distinctions are rarely made among the sources and quotations are sometimes inserted without being discussed. The introduction and/or conclusion are somewhat effective. Citations are present and mostly correct. The title is somewhat effective. Short description: Successful, but marginally so
Score of 3: This project shows only a superficial understanding of the case study and limited description of it. It may have some unconventional features of written English, such as vocabulary, sentence construction, na kadhalika., that interfere with the communication of my ideas. It offers little by way of argument. The project uses little research and does not evaluate or discuss the sources. Evidence is only occasionally integrated effectively, and/or not much evidence is used. Citations are often incorrect. The introduction and /or conclusion are present, but not effective. The title is largely ineffective. Short description: Unsuccessful, but marginally so
Score of 2: This project pays little attention to the case study or shows little understanding of it. It offers very little by way of argument, and hardly any research. It may also contain some unconventional features of written English, such as vocabulary, sentence construction, or other features that interfere with the communication of the writer’s ideas. The essay is not organized clearly, and the paragraphs often are not unified. Evidence is for the most part not integrated effectively, and/or very little evidence is used. Citations are mostly incorrect or absent. The introduction and /or conclusion are not effective. The title is ineffective. Short description: Unsuccessful
Score of 1: This project has misunderstood the nature of the assignment or the meaning of the case study and presents many unconventional features of written English, such as vocabulary, sentence construction, or other features that interfere with the communication of the writer’s ideas. Evidence is not integrated effectively, and/or no evidence is used. The paper is disorganized and paragraphs are not unified. Citations are incorrect or absent. The title

Maswali 02: Case Study Self-Reflection

Q1. The following are Project 2 Malengo ya Kujifunza:

conduct research;
write an extended argument;
develop an intertextual conversation;
understand popular sources and scholarly sources;
create effective introductions; and write strong conclusions.

Please choose one of the above learning objectives, and identify a specific passage or passages from your case study that demonstrate your progress towards that objective. In the space provided here, write the objective, and then copy and paste the passage(s) from your project that demonstrate your progress toward that objective. Indicate the page number(s) pia.

Q2. The following are Project 2 Malengo ya Kujifunza:

conduct research;
write an extended argument;
develop an intertextual conversation;
understand popular sources and scholarly sources;
create effective introductions; and write strong conclusions.

Q3. Given what you have learned about yourself as a writer, identify at least two aspects of your writing that you intend to focus on in Project 3.

English Composition I Week 07 Majibu ya Maswali

Maswali 01: Op-Ed Draft: Tathmini binafsi

Q1. Is this Project 3 Draft a complete draft?

Ndio
Hapana

Q2. If someone were to read your op-ed, what specific questions or concerns would you like them to address regarding your draft? Would you like them to look at a specific passage? Would you especially like feedback about a certain aspect of your writing or argument? Did you get stuck at any point when writing your draft

Q3. Where do you as the writer offer details about the current event? Is this sufficient to convey the important aspects of the current event to readers who may not be familiar with this event?

Q4. Summarize your main argument in a sentence or two to show what specifically you are arguing, if you can. If it’s difficult for you to summarize your main argument, try to determine what you could do to make the argument clearer

Q5. What strategies or evidence do you use to support and/or develop your argument? Have you effectively supported the argument? Ikiwa sivyo, determine what details you can add to support the argument more effectively

Q6. Where do you offer alternative viewpoints about the current event? Is this sufficient to capture alternative viewpoints related to the current event? Ikiwa sivyo, determine what you might do to better acknowledge alternative viewpoints

Swali 7. Does your op-ed contain a number of unconventional features in the writing (tahajia, sentence structure, Msamiati, Nakadhalika) that could interfere with how others may read this piece? Hasa, identify one of these features that you think needs to be revised

Q8. Is the opening of the op-ed effective? Ikiwa ndivyo, please describe what features make it effective. Ikiwa sivyo, make a few suggestions for how it could be improved.

Q9. Is your conclusion effective? Ikiwa ndivyo, please describe what features make it effective. Ikiwa sivyo, make a few suggestions for how you can improve it

Q10. What did you like best about this op-ed piece you wrote

Q11. What did you learn about your own writing/your own project based on your responses to the previous questions

English Composition I Week 08 Majibu ya Maswali

Maswali 01: Op-Ed Final: Tathmini binafsi

Q1. Using the grading criteria for this project, plus our overall learning objectives for this project, you will be scoring your project on a 6-point scale in order to help you improve as a writer. Please review the learning objectives and grading criteria for this project before providing feedback.

Think of the scale (rating options are 1-6) as two sets:

● a top set of 4, 5, 6 representing different levels of successful projects and

● a lower set of 1, 2, 3 representing different levels of unsuccessful projects.

Score of 6: This project meets all the criteria and goals for Project 3 and is very clear, kwa ufupi, and well written. It is not perfect but makes a significant point and shows a deep understanding of the current event, alternative viewpoints, and why readers should care. The project uses the current event to raise new questions or modify our thinking about the current event and/or the related area of inquiry/focus. The opening and closing are strong. Paragraphs are unified and the op-ed is organized clearly. The op-ed has been proofread carefully, and the title is strong. The manner of writing is accessible to general readers and is concise and in active voice. Short description: Exceptionally successful
Score of 5: This project not only presents the current event but also uses it to offer an argument. The op-ed provides an opinion about the current event and/or the related area of inquiry/focus. It acknowledges alternative viewpoints. It is clear, kwa ufupi, and well written. Paragraphs are unified and the paper is organized clearly. The opening and closing are strong. The op-ed has been proofread carefully, and the title is strong. The manner of writing is accessible to general readers and is mostly concise and in active voice. Short description: Successful
Score of 4: This project describes the current event in an organized way, but it does not offer a thorough understanding of it, only minimally addresses alternative views, and offers only a minor or limited opinion. It may have a few unconventional features of written English, such as vocabulary, sentence construction, na kadhalika., but these do not for the most part interfere with the communication of my ideas. It is for the most part clearly and concisely written. Paragraphs are mostly organized clearly and unified. The opening and closing are somewhat effective. The title is somewhat effective. The manner of writing is somewhat accessible to general readers and may have some passive voice or lack of concision. Short description: Successful, but marginally so
Score of 3: This project shows only a superficial understanding of the current event and a limited argument about it. It does not address alternative viewpoints. It may have some unconventional features of written English, such as vocabulary, sentence construction, na kadhalika., that interfere with the communication of my ideas. Paragraphs are not organized very clearly. The opening and/or closing are present but not effective. The manner of writing is not very accessible to general readers, and has some passive voice and/or lack of concision. The title is largely ineffective. Short description: Unsuccessful, but marginally so
Score of 2: This project pays little attention to the current event or shows little understanding of it. It offers very little by way of argument, and no reference to alternative views. It may also contain some unconventional features of written English, such as vocabulary, sentence construction, or other features that interfere with the communication of the writer’s ideas. The op-ed is not organized clearly, and the paragraphs often are not unified. The opening and closing are not effective. The title is ineffective. The manner of writing is not accessible to general readers and has considerable passive voice and/or lack of concision. Short description: Unsuccessful
Score of 1: This project has misunderstood the nature of the assignment or the meaning of the current event and presents many unconventional features of written English, such as vocabulary, sentence construction, or other features that interfere with the communication of ideas. The op-ed is disorganized and paragraphs are not unified. The title is absent or ineffective. The manner of writing is inaccessible to general readers, and has considerable passive voice and/or lack of concision. Short description: Extremely Unsuccessful

Maswali 02: Op-Ed Self-Reflection

Q1. The following are Project 3 Malengo ya Kujifunza:

write for more public audiences;
write concisely;
edit and proofread thoroughly;
decide whether to use active and passive voice;
transfer the knowledge, mazoea, approaches and skills to new writing contexts.

Please choose one of the above learning objectives, and identify a specific passage or passages from your op-ed that demonstrate your progress towards that objective. In the space provided here, write the objective, and then copy and paste the passage(s) from your project that demonstrate your progress toward that objective. Indicate the page number(s) pia

Q2. The following are Project 3 Malengo ya Kujifunza:

write for more public audiences;
write concisely;
edit and proofread thoroughly;
decide whether to use active or passive voice;
transfer the knowledge, mazoea, approaches, and skills to new writing contexts.

Please choose one of the above learning objectives, and identify a specific passage or passages from your case study that demonstrate your progress towards that objective. In the space provided here, write the objective, and then copy and paste the passage(s) from your project that demonstrates your progress toward that objective. Indicate the page number(s) pia.

English Composition I Week 09 Majibu ya Maswali

Maswali 01: Final Self-Reflection

Q1. The following are our course learning objectives:

Summarize, kuchambua, swali, and evaluate written and visual texts
Argue and support a position
Recognize audience and disciplinary expectations
Identify and use the stages of the writing process
Identify characteristics of effective sentence and paragraph-level prose
Apply proper citation practices
Discuss how to transfer and apply your writing knowledge to other writing occasions

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