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question 966

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Instructions: Select the letter of the answer that correctly identifies each type of prewriting. The prewriting below is an example of Teenage Pregnancy What do I know about teenage pregnancy? My sister s plans for her future were cut short by pregnancy. She won a high school fashion design award, was spunky, full of fun. Now, with a child to raise, she works in a diner. The father of the child disappeared two years ago. What would I like to know? Do TV shows like Teen Mom glamorize pregnancy? Why do teenagers get pregnant? Teenage girls think they can t get pregnant. Teenage boys think it s macho to get a girl pregnant. Lack of knowledge of birth-control methods. Teenage girls think that having a baby will keep their boyfriends from leaving them. They think that babies are fun to have around, to play with. Where can I get more information? Guidance counselors at my old school. Planned Parenthood. Interview my friends who had babies when they were still teenagers. Talk to my sister. Conduct an Internet search. What would I like to focus on? What interests me? I would like to know what pressures, fears, and hopes teenage girls feel that would allow them to take the chance of becoming pregnant. What is my point of view? I would like teenagers to be aware of how their lives will be forever changed by a pregnancy. Who is my audience? I would like to write for teenagers primarily girls to help them understand the problems of teenage pregnancy.

Definitions:

Eukaryotic Transcription

The process by which genetic information from DNA is copied to messenger RNA in cells with a nucleus.

Upstream Promoter Elements

DNA sequences located before (upstream of) the coding sequence of a gene that help initiate transcription by binding specific proteins.

Enhancers

Regulatory DNA sequences that enhance gene transcription; can be located long distances away from the actual coding regions of a gene.

Tryptophan Operon

A cluster of genes in bacteria involved in the production of the amino acid tryptophan, regulated by feedback inhibition.