Directions: You have 20 minutes to plan and write your response. Your response will be judged on the basis of the quality of your writing and on how well your response presents the points in the lecture and their relationship to the reading passage. Typically, an effective response will be 150 to 225 words.
Summarize the points made in the lecture, being sure to explain how they cast doubt on the specific points made in the reading passage.
Both the article and listening illustrate the arguments about producer of the photographic negatives. The reading gives three points on why those photographic negatives belongs to Ansel Adams, but is challenged by the professor in the lecture. The professor in the listening claims that all the arguments in the article are not convincing enough based on the following points.
Firstly, this passage suggests that the scenery features presented in the negatives resemble to the photographs taken by Ansel Adams. However, the professor concludes that the pine tree is not a random tree and is planted in a famous park where there were numerous visitors in 1920s. And the pine tree was one of the most frequently visited tourist attractions. So it is not likely that Ansel Adams took the photos.
Secondly, even though the article thinks that the writing on the negatives were made by Ansel Adams' wife. But the lecturer says that it is not convincing that Ansel Adams' wife spell the names on the negatives because there are many spelling mistakes which is not reasonable for a person who was so familiar with the family.
Thirdly, the professor asserts that is not accurately to account the negatives as work of Ansel Adams whereas the article proposes that the damaged negatives is consistent with the fire occurred in the Ansel Adams' studio. The professor proves this statement by pointing out that the process of making negatives is dangerous for they often use a flammable chemical. As a result, the negatives damaged by fire is quite common when making them.
Comments
Essay evaluations by e-grader
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 2, column 274, Rule ID: IN_1990s[1]
Message: The article is probably missing here: 'in the 1920s'.
Suggestion: in the 1920s
...park where there were numerous visitors in 1920s. And the pine tree was one of the most ...
^^^^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, first, firstly, however, if, second, secondly, so, third, thirdly, whereas, as a result
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 16.0 10.4613686534 153% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 0.0 5.04856512141 0% => OK
Conjunction : 5.0 7.30242825607 68% => OK
Relative clauses : 14.0 12.0772626932 116% => OK
Pronoun: 17.0 22.412803532 76% => OK
Preposition: 27.0 30.3222958057 89% => OK
Nominalization: 1.0 5.01324503311 20% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1307.0 1373.03311258 95% => OK
No of words: 260.0 270.72406181 96% => OK
Chars per words: 5.02692307692 5.08290768461 99% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.01553427287 4.04702891845 99% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.60988958936 2.5805825403 101% => OK
Unique words: 134.0 145.348785872 92% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.515384615385 0.540411800872 95% => OK
syllable_count: 416.7 419.366225166 99% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 1.0 3.25607064018 31% => OK
Article: 6.0 8.23620309051 73% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 1.25165562914 160% => OK
Conjunction: 3.0 1.51434878587 198% => OK
Preposition: 0.0 2.5761589404 0% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 12.0 13.0662251656 92% => OK
Sentence length: 21.0 21.2450331126 99% => OK
Sentence length SD: 49.6612832653 49.2860985944 101% => OK
Chars per sentence: 108.916666667 110.228320801 99% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.6666666667 21.698381199 100% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.66666666667 7.06452816374 109% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 4.19205298013 24% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 1.0 4.33554083885 23% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 4.45695364238 157% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 4.27373068433 94% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.0320935399677 0.272083759551 12% => The similarity between the topic and the content is low.
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0131413670657 0.0996497079465 13% => Sentence topic similarity is low.
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0175033841779 0.0662205650399 26% => Sentences are similar to each other.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0209849661393 0.162205337803 13% => Maybe some paragraphs are off the topic.
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.00871747015341 0.0443174109184 20% => Paragraphs are similar to each other. Some content may get duplicated or it is not exactly right on the topic.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.1 13.3589403974 98% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 50.16 53.8541721854 93% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.5 11.0289183223 104% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.89 12.2367328918 97% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.5 8.42419426049 101% => OK
difficult_words: 63.0 63.6247240618 99% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 10.7273730684 103% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 10.498013245 99% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.2008830022 107% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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It is not exactly right on the topic in the view of e-grader. Maybe there is a wrong essay topic.
Rates: 3.33333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 1.0 Out of 30
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Note: the e-grader does NOT examine the meaning of words and ideas. VIP users will receive further evaluations by advanced module of e-grader and human graders.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 2, column 274, Rule ID: IN_1990s[1]
Message: The article is probably missing here: 'in the 1920s'.
Suggestion: in the 1920s
...park where there were numerous visitors in 1920s. And the pine tree was one of the most ...
^^^^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, first, firstly, however, if, second, secondly, so, third, thirdly, whereas, as a result
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 16.0 10.4613686534 153% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 0.0 5.04856512141 0% => OK
Conjunction : 5.0 7.30242825607 68% => OK
Relative clauses : 14.0 12.0772626932 116% => OK
Pronoun: 17.0 22.412803532 76% => OK
Preposition: 27.0 30.3222958057 89% => OK
Nominalization: 1.0 5.01324503311 20% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1307.0 1373.03311258 95% => OK
No of words: 260.0 270.72406181 96% => OK
Chars per words: 5.02692307692 5.08290768461 99% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.01553427287 4.04702891845 99% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.60988958936 2.5805825403 101% => OK
Unique words: 134.0 145.348785872 92% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.515384615385 0.540411800872 95% => OK
syllable_count: 416.7 419.366225166 99% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 1.0 3.25607064018 31% => OK
Article: 6.0 8.23620309051 73% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 1.25165562914 160% => OK
Conjunction: 3.0 1.51434878587 198% => OK
Preposition: 0.0 2.5761589404 0% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 12.0 13.0662251656 92% => OK
Sentence length: 21.0 21.2450331126 99% => OK
Sentence length SD: 49.6612832653 49.2860985944 101% => OK
Chars per sentence: 108.916666667 110.228320801 99% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.6666666667 21.698381199 100% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.66666666667 7.06452816374 109% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 4.19205298013 24% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 1.0 4.33554083885 23% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 4.45695364238 157% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 4.27373068433 94% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.0320935399677 0.272083759551 12% => The similarity between the topic and the content is low.
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0131413670657 0.0996497079465 13% => Sentence topic similarity is low.
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0175033841779 0.0662205650399 26% => Sentences are similar to each other.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0209849661393 0.162205337803 13% => Maybe some paragraphs are off the topic.
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.00871747015341 0.0443174109184 20% => Paragraphs are similar to each other. Some content may get duplicated or it is not exactly right on the topic.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.1 13.3589403974 98% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 50.16 53.8541721854 93% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.5 11.0289183223 104% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.89 12.2367328918 97% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.5 8.42419426049 101% => OK
difficult_words: 63.0 63.6247240618 99% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 10.7273730684 103% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 10.498013245 99% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.2008830022 107% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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It is not exactly right on the topic in the view of e-grader. Maybe there is a wrong essay topic.
Rates: 3.33333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 1.0 Out of 30
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Note: the e-grader does NOT examine the meaning of words and ideas. VIP users will receive further evaluations by advanced module of e-grader and human graders.