ENG 101 Chapters 1 & 2
The traditional college essay is a paper of less than two hundred words
False
There is no right or wrong way of clustering your ideas
True
To communicate effectively, people must constantly adjust their speech to suit their purpose and audience
True
In ___, you collect ideas and details that relate to your subject, paying no attention to their order
brainstorming
Clustering is also known as ___
diagramming or mapping
A short paper of 150 to 200 words is called a ___
paragraph
A topic sentence is a ___
paragraph's opening point
Asking why, when, where, who, what, and how--in order to generate ideas and details about your subject--is called ___
questioning
Evaluating your use of active verbs occurs during ___
revising sentences
In a ___, you think carefully about the point you are making, the supporting items for that point, and the order in which you will arrange those ideas
scratch outline
The central idea developed in any essay is called a(n) ___
thesis statement
Students start to become writers when they realize that the writing process often requires ___ revision(s)
three or more
The thesis statement appears in the introductory paragraph
True
Questions to Help Evaluate an Essay's Organization
- Do I have an interesting introduction, a solid conclusion, and an accurate title - Do I have a clear method of organizing my essay - Do I use transitions and other connecting words
A scratch outline often follows ___
- Freewriting - Questioning - Diagramming
Recommendations for the Revising Process
- Set your first draft aside for a while - Work from typed or printed text - Write down additional thoughts
Recommendations for Freewriting Exercises
- Try writing nonstop for ten minutes or more - Do not worry about proper spelling and punctuation - Feel free to repeat yourself until more words come
To revise the content of your essay, you should ask if it is ___
- Unified - Supported - Organized
Recommendations when Using Technology
- Work in a single spacing so that you can see as much of your writing on the screen at one time as possible - Print hard copies of your work at the end of every session - Keep your work saved in at least two places
Which of these is NOT recommended when using technology
Begin working the night before your essay is due
Which of these is NOT an effective question to help evaluate an essay's organization
Do I use commas in the appropriate places
A fuller treatment of supporting evidence is effectively handled in one paragraph
False
After the editing stage, you are finished and should not double-check by proofreading
False
Which of these is NOT recommended as part of a freewriting exercise
Make sure your work is presentable enough to submit
Which of these is NOT recommended as part of the revising process
Toss out your first draft and begin again from scratch
A traditional essay consists of an introductory paragraph, three or more supporting paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph
True
An essay is usually developed using multiple modes of writing to support its thesis
True
Any idea that you advance in writing must be supported with specific reasons and details
True
Clustering can give you an early sense of how ideas and details relate to one another
True
Eliminating sentence-skill mistakes will improve an average essay
True