English Comp II Final Exam study guide
first and second person should
be avoided as often as possible in a formal academic paper
The best place to find scholarly secondary sources is on academic databases such as Google, Pink Monkey.com, AskJeeves, or pretty much any general search engine you can think of.
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Using contractions is preferred in formal, academic writing because as Shakespeare once said, "Brevity is the soul of wit"
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When writing a formal, academic paper, word choice should be about sounding educated more than sounding clear.
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a gifted writer cannot benefit from the writing process.
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a good writer will revise a draft exactly three times.
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a pronoun in a prepositional phrase will always be the subject
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a topic sentence is like a baby thesis and should have no real connection to the thesis or to the plan as per the introduction.
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in a formal, academic essay, it is appropriate to use vague pronouns and vague adjectives such as it, a lot, very, many, and extremely as much as possible
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pronouns can never replace a noun
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the four deadly errors are fragments, subject/verb agreement, and tense errors
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the four major parts of an essay are the attention getter or hook, the thesis, and the plan or preview.
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the writing process is one that only inexperienced writers used to create their work.
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when dealing with subject/verb agreement, always start with the verb to determine if it agrees with the subject in number
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Cliches like "at the end of the day," or "that being said," or "it is what it is," or "you've got to take the good with the bad," are to be avoided in formal, academic writing.
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In most cases, it is best to write a formal, academic paper in past tense.
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In most cases, using third person is best for formal, academic papers.
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It is possible to find all the sources for your working bibliography without stepping foot in a physical library.
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One of the first steps in the process of building a working bibliography is to know the publication information of your primary source and secondary sources.
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Scholarly secondary sources are most likely to be found on databases such as Magnolia, Humanities Index, Ebscohost, and Jstore.
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a complete sentence (also known as an independent clause) must have a subject and a verb and a complete thought
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a preview or plan is like a contract with the reader that should forecast the structure and content of the body paragraphs.
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a thesis is like a rudder on a boat; both should provide direction for their vehicles
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non scholarly secondary sources should be avoided in formal, academic research papers.
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the amount of time one spends thinking, brainstorming, clustering, and outlining depends on the scope of the assignment.
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the audience for most college level papers should be considered formal and academic.
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the first things to consider when writing are the audience and the purpose.
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audience
who you are writing to
purpose
why you are writing
For a humanities class, the proper style of documentation is based on?
MLA style
revision
literally to "look at again"
How many primary sources should you have in your bibliography project?
1
The minimum total number of sources in your bibliography project should be ____
10
You should have _____ number of secondary sources.
3 scholarly books, 3 scholarly journals, 3 scholarly web sources
The research essay should be how long?
5-7 pages, 1250-1750 words
nouns are
A person, place, thing, or idea
But he is also an excellent Christian role model.
Dependent
Despite whether we win or lose.
Dependent
Not only was Roger Staubach a great athlete.
Dependent
One of the greatest Dallas Cowboys of all time.
Dependent
I am an avid Dallas Cowboy fan.
Independent
I grew up watching Captain Come-back, Roger Staubach.
Independent
prewriting
a process that begins before an actual draft is made. it includes thinking, brainstorming, clustering, and outlining
What is a secondary source?
a source that is about the primary source, a source that is about the primary sources author, a source that is about a topic that is somehow related to the primary source or the author of the primary source
I ___ understand the allure of this show.
do not
dependent clause
does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence
A homonym is a word that means the opposite of another word.
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As you build the working bibliography, you should also be reading the primary source, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave.
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Errors in font size, font style, margin size, and header placement are considered some of the most damaging errors you can make in a college level paper.
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First person is almost always appropriate for formal, academic writing.
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Google is a scholarly database.
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Slang, text ease, and emojis are appropriate for formal, academic writing.
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How can David Hasselhoff _____three successful shows?
have
In a humanities class, unless otherwise designated, your citation of both primary and secondary material should appear as
in text parenthetical citations that are also reflected in a Works Cited page
Sponge Bob Square Pants ____ a bizarre show.
is
MLA style
is the format used in papers typed for Humanities classes
Number 12
is the size font used in a formal, academic paper
double spaced
is the width between each line of text
outline
provides a skeleton for your essay
a header
should appear in the top right hand corner of every page
What is a primary source?
the work of literature you are researching