ENG 101 Chapters 5 & 7
Recommendations for a formal peer review exercise
- Be prepared and, if possible, bring a mostly completed draft with you - Read the paper aloud as your peer or group follows along - Read over your feedback and ask questions about comments that are confusing
Important things to do when reviewing the rough drafts of your peers
- Locating a thesis statement that makes a point - Making note of at least two things the author did well - Making note of at least two things the author could improve
When revising simple sentences to make them more complex and sophisticated, you might try ___
- adding a second complete thought (coordination) - adding a dependent thought (subordination) - beginning with a special opening phrase
Which of the following is NOT recommended for a formal peer review exercise
Bring an informal sketch of ideas with you to brainstorm with your peers
The three most common purposes of writing are to inform, to persuade, and to sell products
False
Which of the following is NOT of primary importance when reviewing the rough drafts of your peers
Providing extra attention to grammar and punctuation
If you are open to giving and receiving constructive criticism, you can reasonably expect your work to develop
True
In general, active verbs are more effective than passive verbs
True
Without information gained through experience or research, you may not be able to create a fully developed essay
True
Words in a pair or series should have parallel structure in order to aid clarity
True
___ is an example of a first-person plural pronoun
We
When the subject of a sentence performs the action of the verb, the verb is in the ___
active voice
In ___ , a writer attempts to support a debatable point or position
argument
When you add a dependent thought to a simple sentence, the result is a ___
complex sentence
When you add a second complete thought to a simple sentence, the result is a ___
compound sentence
When writers paint verbal pictures of people, places, or things, they are employing ___
description
In ___ , the writer provides background information and an explanation of his or her subject
exposition
The ___ is most common as a means of expressing personal experience or observation
first-person approach
When a writer tells the story of something that happened, he or she is employing ___
narration
When the subject of a sentence receives the action of a verb, the verb is in the ___
passive voice
To maintain consistency, a paper that begins in the past tense should continue in the ___ tense
past
The ___ is useful for giving readers direct instructions and explanations
second-person approach
Any indefinite pronoun (one, anyone, someone) is a ___ word
third-person
The most common point of view in academic writing is the ___
third-person approach
The word ___ is, generally speaking, inappropriate for academic writing
you