English 1301 Final Exam

The titles of short works, like articles, should be ________________ while the titles of long works, like books, should be _________________.

- Put in quotation marks - Italicized

This term has to do with the framework we give our writing, the order in which we present our ideas and how we organize our points. To determine the ________ for your essay, it might be helpful to think about your audience - what would your audience need to know first to understand your point? Help your reader follow your thinking by using _______ to organize your paragraphs and points.

- Structure - An outline

In your research, what topics should you avoid?

- Those based entirely on personal experience or opinion - Those fully explained in a single source - Those that are overly broad - Those that have been worked over C - All of the above

Sentence punctuation should be placed ______ the parenthetical citation.

After

What kind of error does the sentence above contain?

A subject-verb agreement error

Pronoun Use Select the most correct answer from the choices offered.

After weeks of deliberation, the jury finally reached its decision.

A fragment is _____________________ .

An incomplete sentence

This occurs when we actively read and make notes on a text. It might involve making an outline or identifying the main points of a text and this process is useful because it helps us to absorb, retain and understand the information provided in a source.

Annotations

This "is usually a main idea, often called a 'claim' or 'thesis statement,' backed up with evidence that supports the idea." It is the writer's position regarding the topic.

Argument

When we write, rather than simply listing information about our topic (which is boring), we want to show our audience that our topic and the information we present is interesting, valid and/or useful. In this way, we are presenting an _____________.

Argument

The thesis statement usually appears where in an academic essay?

At the end of the first paragraph of a paper.

This is whomever would be interested and/or benefit from the information being presented.

Audience

The first piece listed in an MLA-formatted works cited entry should always be the __________, if available.

Author's last name

The paragraphs in a piece of writing that each detail one main point that supports, explains and/or expands on the thesis statement. As covered in the Purdue OWL, this paragraph should focus on one point and include unity, coherence, a topic sentence and adequate development.

Body paragraphs

This is a step in the writing process where you basically write down any and all thoughts you have about a topic. This process simply helps you get all of the information "out of your head" and onto paper so you can see what you are working with.

Brainstorming

The purpose of this paragraph is to close your points on the topic and leave your reader with a clear sense of your overall point.

Conclusion

An argumentative or persuasive piece of writing must begin with a ______________ thesis or claim.

Debatable

When using outside sources, you should:

Depend most upon your own interpretations of the primary material to argue your thesis and interpretation.

If you introduce the author of the source, you ______ have to include the author's last name in the parenthetical citation.

Do not

In MLA formatting, all pages are _______________ .

Double-spaced

Verb Tense Select the most correct answer from the choices offered:

Dr. Alice Chase wrote a number of books on healthy eating. In 1974 she died of malnutrition.

This is an organized text written that follows and expands on each of the points listed in the outline. This step in the writing process allows writers time to reflect on and improve their message.

Draft

According to our course Academic Integrity policy, plagiarism doesn't count if it's not intentional.

False

Even if I don't submit an assignment, as long as I am logging in to the course I will still be counted as attending.

False

Plagiarism is not the same thing as outright theft.

False

Students will be offered the opportunity to resubmit or "redo" plagiarized work.

False

This is a hybrid course which means that, while all of my course work will be accessed and completed online, I am still required to attend weekly class meetings.

False

When talking about an amount of money or individual dollars, use a singular verb. For example: Dollars is useful to keep on hand for tipping.

False

Just like a written letter, be sure to open your email with a _______________.

Greeting

Verb Tense Select the most correct answer from the choices offered:

I parked illegally, so my car was towed and got dented in the process.

The purpose of this paragraph is to introduce your topic to your reader.

Introduction

Typically the first paragraph of any piece of writing; a "bridge that transports your readers from their own lives into the 'place' of your analysis."

Introduction

Verb Tense Select the most correct answer from the choices offered:

John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath conveys the horrors of poverty.

Be friendly and cordial, but don't try to _____________.

Joke around

The source entries listed on my MLA format works cited page should be:

Listed in alphabetical order.

The three types of rhetorical appeals are _______, _________, and __________.

Logos, ethos, and pathos

In evaluating internet material or resources, you should:

Look for an author and credentials

The key supporting points you have in your essay. Typically, each body paragraph in a research essay details and explains one ___________ that supports the thesis statement.

Main Point

Your thesis or claim should be ___________ because it must be supported by evidence.

Narrow

In the writing process, we typically start by brainstorming all the things we know about our topic. The next step in the process would be to create an ________ where we organize several of the things from our brainstorming list into similar groups or paragraphs and we put some logical order to the points.

Outline

This is the part of the writing process where we organize several of the things from our brainstorming list into similar groups or paragraphs and we put some logical order to the points.

Outline

This involves putting a passage from a source into your own words; this approach is a "slightly condensed" version of the original. This type of use must always be attributed to the original author.

Paraphrase

An example of ___________________ is cutting and pasting something from the internet into my discussion posting or essay without making any attempt to acknowledge the source.

Plagiarism

The failure to give proper credit to your sources is called ___________. This usually involves carelessly or deliberately presenting the words or ideas of another writer as your own.

Plagiarism

This source use "must be identical to the original, using a narrow segment of the source... and must match the source document word for word." This type of use must always be attributed to the original author.

Quote

According to our course notes, which argument method respects and accepts other truths and is particularly useful when the topic has the possibility of becoming emotional and/or hostile? This argument method calls for us to think about the position(s) of others and look for common ground rather than seeking to create distance, highlight differences or otherwise disparage the positions of others with whom we might disagree.

Rogerian strategy

The water was over the road we turned around. What kind of error does the sentence above contain?

Run on

The fastest way to reach my instructor for this class is to...

Send a message through the Canvas Inbox.

This is a place where we receive information. Finding a ______________ relevant to your topic is called research.

Source

Your thesis statement should be _________. In other words, it should cover only what you will discuss in your paper and should be supported with specific evidence.

Specific

Always be sure to use standard ____________, _____________, and _____________. THERE'S NOTHING WORSE THAN AN EMAIL SCREAMING A MESSAGE IN ALL CAPS or one thts ful o txt tlk tho ymmv.

Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization

This term refers to how something is put together. It has to do with the framework we give our writing, the order in which we present our ideas and how we organize our points.

Structure

When crafting a professional email, be sure to include a meaningful _____________; this helps clarify what your message is about and may also help the recipient prioritize reading your email.

Subject line

This involves putting the main idea(s) of a source into your own words; this approach is "significantly shorter than the original and take[s] a broad overview of the source material." This type of use must always be attributed to the original author.

Summarize

According to the Purdue OWL, "___________ involves putting the main idea(s) into your own words, including only the main point(s)." Both academically and professionally, you must give credit to the source any time you incorporate the words or ideas of others into your own work.

Summarizing

There are three types of notes that are utilized in research essays:

Summary, paraphrase, quotation

Verb Tense Select the most correct answer from the choices offered:

The Museum of Modern Art once hung a painting upside down. The mistake went unnoticed for more than a month.

Some nouns sound like they are plural because they refer to a group that contains several people or items; however, these nouns are considered "collective nouns" which means that they describe a single group and should be treated as singular. Some examples of collective nouns are staff, band, choir, army, committee, panel, and board. Select the most correct answer from the choices offered.

The family is happy to be back home.

Pronoun Use Select the most correct answer from the choices offered.

The manager of the movie theatre gave Tom and me four free passes.

Pronoun Use Select the most correct answer from the choices offered.

The students rushed into the computer room and took their seats.

Typically, this is one sentence early in an essay that briefly conveys the writer's topic and position.

Thesis

Pronoun Use Select the most correct answer from the choices offered. (A trick here is to switch the subjects in your mind. The sentence should still make sense, even if the subjects are switched.)

They have a better grasp of European history than I.

Don't write unnecessarily long emails or otherwise waste the recipient's ____________.

Time

In an MLA-formatted works cited entry, the _________________ should be listed after the author's name.

Title of the source

The subject or main focus in any piece of writing. It can typically be summed up in one word or a brief phrase and is always included in the thesis statement.

Topic

What should you do to your thesis statement if your topic or focus changes as you write your essay?

Topics often evolve as we write, so you may need to revise your thesis statement to reflect exactly what you have discussed in the paper.

The ________________ of logic (which includes presenting a claim, data, and warrant) is a common way of organizing the structure of an argument.

Toulmin method

In any piece of writing, we are presenting ideas that are connected in some way. We cannot, however, assume our audience will see the connections and/or follow the organization of our points. Therefore, we must incorporate smooth ___________ within and between paragraphs.

Transitions

In any piece of writing, we are presenting ideas that are connected in some way. We use ____________ to provide "logical connections between sentences, paragraphs, and sections of [our] papers... [and] signal relationships between ideas."

Transitions

According to our Course Policy Statement, students are expected to do their own work. Plagiarism, cheating, or academic dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated and will result in a student receiving a zero for the assignment, quiz, or exam and possibly being dropped from or receiving a failing grade for the course.

True

An example of plagiarism is cutting and pasting something from the internet into my discussion posting or essay.

True

Appropriation of another's ideas occurs when a writer uses someone else's ideas but fails to give proper credit to the original source.

True

HCC provides free tutoring for this class.

True

In academic research, we should avoid topics based entirely on personal experience or opinion.

True

Incorrect citation occurs when material from a source is not properly or completely cited.

True

Internet sources must be properly used and cited. To copy information from an Internet source and paste it into a paper without proper acknowledgment is plagiarism.

True

My assignment submissions count as my weekly attendance in this class.

True

This course will offer approximately twelve Discussion assignment opportunities and only the top ten will count towards my final overall average.

True

Usually, fragments are pieces of sentences that have become disconnected from the main clause.

True

When integrating sources, three steps must be followed: 1) Introduce the source 2) Incorporate the material from the source 3) Offer parenthetical documentation.

True

When integrating sources, three steps must be followed: 1) introduce the source 2) incorporate the material from the source 3) offer parenthetical documentation

True

Word-for-word plagiarism occurs when a source is copied word-for-word but does not properly use quotation marks.

True

The guidelines issued by the board state that printing personal materials at the office _______________ company policy. Hint: Be sure to identify the subject that the verb should agree with.

Violates

Select the most correctly grammatically correct option from the choices offered.

We found parking in the shade.