ENGL final review
examples of prewriting activities?
Brainstorming, clustering, mapping
When revising content, you should ask yourself______________.
Is my essay supported,organized, and unified?
questions the peer reviewer should ask
Who is the audience?What is the main idea? Are examples needed?
Sentence Skills
Write clear, error-free sentences
Plurals that end in -s show possession by adding
an apostrophe
Contractions ___________ in formal writing.
are not common
Plagiarism (is, is not) ok if you use a reference page
is not
The first thing a reviewer should do is to identify what he or she thinks is the main idea in the draft. If that does not match what the writer intended, this information _____________
is valuable to the writer.
If you are researching a topic, then you should search by _____.
subject
Synonyms are words
that are similar in meaning
The snack bar at the stadium charges _____ (3, three) dollars for a bottle of water
three
Mason and Noah will meet us at the basketball court by _____ (3:30, three-thirty).
3:30
About _____ (60, sixty) percent of my classmates work full time and commute to campus.
60
methods for introductions:
Begin with a general statement of your topic, Start with an idea or situation that is the opposite of the one you will develop, Explain the importance of the topic to your reader.
In which stage of the writing process is a computer helpful?
Deciding on the order of sentences and paragraphs.Generating a list of items to write about.Substituting more effective writing during revision.
A writer should develop their supporting points with specific details because:
Details excite the reader's interest and details serve to explain a writer's point.
what should you ask yourself when revising sentences?
Did I vary sentences? Do I have a consistent point of view? Do I use active verbs?
_____ is the process of taking one thing and breaking it down into parts.
Dividing
When peer reviewing, _________send a response when aggravated or angry.
NEVER
Is the following an effective thesis for an essay? Living in a small town can be boring, but it can provide business opportunities.
No, it contains more than one idea
Is the following an effective thesis for an essay? Recreation is an important part of people's lifestyles.
No, it is too broad
Is the following an effective thesis for an essay? When I was eight years old, I got a parakeet.
No, it is too narrow
Coherence
Organize and connect specific evidence
reasons to do a peer review?
Peer review provides another set of eyes on your paper. It gives the writer the point of view of the reader. The peer reviewer brings a similar knowledge of writing and "fresh eyes" for the topic. Part of the benefit of peer review is that students will be exposed to new ideas
In what process should a writer consider revising his or her sentence skills?
Proofreading
If you disagree with the writer about a point they made in their text, the best practice is to:
Respectfully tell them why you feel their point isn't well supported.
One of the benefits of the peer review is:
Students will be exposed to new ideas.
You should ________________ what the writer is trying to say before offering your suggestions
always
To avoid unintentional negative outcomes, peer reviewers should:
assume the writer is being sincere when making claims even if the ideas seem strange
Reviewers should try to think about what _______________ is targeted by the text and offer suggestions for ways that the writer might alter the organization of ideas, language, or overall tone to best fit that ___________.
audience, audience
An introductory paragraph may ________.
begin with an idea that is the opposite of the thesis, relate an incident or a story, contain a quotation
In what kind of essay might a writer consider the consequences of choosing a community college over a four-year university?
cause and/or effect
A best practice is to make________________that refers to several parts of the paper rather than commenting on the same thing repeatedly.
one comment
If you want to tell your colleague how to save files on the company's new system, you would use writing that emphasizes _____.
process
To find current books on your chosen topic, you should _______.
search through an online commercial booksellers, visit the Library of Congress Web site, use an Internet search engine and appropriate key words
When reviewing online, make sure to __________for typos before sharing them.
check your annotations
Every student should be using APA type of style when _________
citing sources
The role of the reviewer does not include:
comments on the writer, not the writing.
In an essay that emphasizes_____, a writer shows how two things are similar or different in order to understand each of the two things more clearly and, at times, make judgments about them.
comparison and/or contrast
If you want to convince a friend that living on the coast is better than living in the mountains, you would use writing that emphasizes both _____.
comparison and/or contrast and argumentation
In freewriting, you should be concerned with:
constantly writing.
Which punctuation is used to signal an interrupting thought?
dash
for dramatic effect, the ______ indicates a longer pause than a comma.
dash
Citations will change_____________
dependending on source material.
A college admissions Web site page that breaks down and categorizes the geographical make-up of its incoming class is an example of writing that emphasizes _____.
division-classification
You (do, do not) need a blueprint (or a plan of development) to create a strong thesis statement.
do not
My professor has a habit of saying " ______ (etc., et cetera)" when he ends a sentence.
et cetera
For a report that presents examples of the ways different authors develop their characters, you would use writing that emphasizes both _____.
exemplification and comparison and/or contrast
In the following sentence, modifiers are used correctly: true, or false? Rudy enjoys eating curries from the Indian delicatessen with a lot of spices.
false
In the following sentence, modifiers are used correctly: true, or false? Before undergoing surgery, the nurse took the patient's vital signs.
false, this comes across as if it were the nurse undergoing surgery.
But at times create beautiful situations as well. (fragment or complete sentence?)
fragment
The peer reviewer brings a similar knowledge of writing and "__________" for the topic.
fresh eyes
An in-text citation is found
in the text of the paper, next to the sourced material.
good ways to conclude your paper
include a thought-provoking question, end with a prediction or recommendation, end with a summary and a final thought.
What is the attitude in the thesis statement "Media Violence is harmful to society"?
is
The school is renovating _____ (its, it's) classrooms, so lectures are being held in the courtyard.
its
The _____ is a list of all the holdings in the library.
library catalog
The second step in writing a research paper is to _______.
limit your topic and make the purpose of your paper clear
Is evidence or support needed?
look for sweeping generalizations,unsupported claims that look like facts, & facts that are not common knowlegde
In outlining, you must distinguish between major ideas and ________.
minor details
Which punctuation belongs in the spaces? Jack's time overseas _____ 10 years _____ gave him a much better understanding of other cultures.
open and closed parenthesis
Which punctuation do we use to show an in-text citation?
parenthesis
If a student has information that is not supported by an in-text citation, it may be:
plagerism
The fourth step in writing a research paper is to _______.
plan your paper and take notes on your limited topic
A recipe is an example of a piece of writing that emphasizes _____.
process
When writing a research paper, you should first _______.
select a topic that you can readily research
Which is the correct punctuation that separates two independent clauses in the same sentence?
semicolon
In the following sentence, modifiers are used correctly: true, or false? At the support group for new mothers, Samantha gave me advice about potty training.
true
Is the topic appropriate to the writing task?
As you review the draft, ask your self if the topic is too general or is it too specific. Determine if the draft adequately examines all of its points
Unity
Advance a single point and stick to it
the hyphen connects
the compound adjective.
During a peer review, focus on:
understanding what the writer is saying before offering any suggestions
Parentheses are
useful in setting-aside additional information that isn't part of the flow of the sentence.
The security officer wondered _____ (whose, who's) cell phone and car keys were left in the restroom.
whose
I probably _____ (wont, won't) renew my gym membership next year.
won't
Amber paid _____ ($46.99, forty-six dollars and ninety-nine cents) for a used copy of her history textbook.
$46.99
names that end in s must have ____to become possessive.
's
What is a questions should a peer reviewer ask?
Is evidence or support needed?
dependent clause
A clause that begins with a subordinator (or dependent word)
What does each body paragraph begin with?
A topic sentence
Your paper should be in ____ format.
APA
ways to vary your sentences
Adding a dependent thought, Placing adjectives or verbs in a series, Beginning with an opening word or phrase, Adding a second complete thought to a sentence.
Which rhetorical appeal is the most effective?
All rhetorical appeals are equal in effectiveness. Their success is dependent on how the writer uses them.
Using logic to support your claim is what type of rhetorical appeal?
Logos
advantages of learning how to write essays?
Makes you think more logically, Helps you write job application letters, improves your chances of success on written tests.
Support
Support your point with specific evidence
Another name for clustering is:
diagramming
Notes for your research paper can be in the form of:
paraphrasing, direct quotations, summary