eng105 midterm study guide

ENG105

MIDTERM

Study Guide

Your midterm will consist of ten (10) short answer questions (a short paragraph each). You will be given 15 questions and will choose the ten to answer. You may, for example, be asked to describe the writing process, or how editing differs from revision (parts of the writing process), or to describe the rhetorical modes suitable for a specific type of essay. You will have the whole period to do the exam.

If you can define the following and understand the chapters, you will have no problem since we have not only been discussing the issues, but practicing them as well!

1. Read chapters 1-5; 8.

2. Define and be able to give examples of:

a. Audience

b. Purpose

c. Assignment

d. Context

e. Tone

f. Informative report

g. Interpretative analysis

h. Argument

i. Genre

j. The writing process

k. Four types of pre-writes

l. Levels of written English

m. Thesis statement

n. Outline

o. Paragraph

p. Topic sentence

q. Introduction

r. Body paragraphs

s. Conclusion

t. Unity

u. Coherence

v. Development

w. Grammar

x. Mechanics

y. Two types of organization patterns

z. Rhetorical modes of development (know their names and what they do)

3. Qualities of a credible web site

4. APA manuscript style (ms.)

5. Title page

6. Abstract

7. Reference page