30 Point Proposition:

1. 30 Point Proposition: Bring your Longman book to the final on 5-6 10 points Complete the English Evidence Assessment in class on 5-6 20 points You may distribute the points to either final, all to one or split them between the two.

2. Monday,May 6 @ 11:30-1:20 Bring a # 2 pencil and the correct answers; I’ll provide the scantron forms Final Exam Part II Review

3. 30 Point Proposition: Bring your Longman book to the final on 5-7 10 points Complete the English Evidence Assessment in class on 5-7 20 points You may distribute the points to either final, all to one or split them between the two.

4. Tuesday,May 7 @ 11:30 and1:30 (Rms. 367 and 369, respectively Bring a # 2 pencil and the correct answers; I’ll provide the scantron forms Final Exam Part II Review

5. Section I Multiple Choice: 20 @ 1 point each Directions: Choose the answer which most accurately describes the boldface word or words as correct; write all responses on the scantron sheet, not on the exam sheets. Example 1: If you are presenting your argumentative essay to a supportive audience, you would want to weigh the content heavily in favor of a) logos b) ethos c c) pathos d) huevos

6. Example 2: A paragraph or an essay is unified if a) all parts relate logically to each other b) all parts relate logically to the central proposition b c) all parts effect syntactical variation d) all parts correlate with the divisions set forth in the introduction

7. Example 3: Which of the following is not important when selecting evidence for an argument essay? a a) chronology b) relevance c) specificity d) accuracy

8. Example 3: When choosing supporting evidence for an argumentative essay, one should consider all of the following except: a) statistics b) interviews c) expert opinion d) personal observations e e) all of the above should be considered

9. Example 4: Which of the following is not an important purpose for writing a comparison contrast essay? a) clearing up misconceptions b) using analogy c) informing d d) defining

10. Example 5: Psychologist Carl Rogers promoted the idea that argumentation’s goal should be to a) make both sides more knowledgeable b) refute effectively c) effect syllogistic expertise d d) reduce conflict

11. Example 6: Which of the following is not a method of sequencing description paragraphs: a) spatially b b) informally c) chronologically d) emphatically

12. Example 7: A thesis for an English 101 argumentative essay is a) implicit, interrogative, objective b) explicit, interrogative, editorialized c c) explicit, declarative, evaluative d) explicit, declarative, reportorial

13. Example 8: Most unintentional plagiarism occurs when students a) Forget to use quotation marks b) Neglect to include the internal citation c) Distort the meaning of the original source d d) Effect an inappropriate paraphrase

14. Example 9: In a comparison-contrast essay the thesis must contain a) The author’s tone, objective or subjective b) The main point of comparison or contrast c) The focus: either comparison or contrast d d) All of the above

15. Example 10: In a narrative-descriptive essay, the one element that “hooks” readers to keep them interested is a) The point b b) The conflict c) Diction d) Specificity of details

16. Section II True or False questions 21-35 The following sentence is an effective thesis for this English 101 class: Because of recent convincing evidence that many cases of A.D.H.D. could well be merely sleep disorders, practitioners who often rush to diagnose the first deficit disorder should much more carefully scrutinize their patients’ symptoms and search for other plausible explanations that may lead them to diagnose the second. T This is the writer’s opinion .

17. Section II True or False questions 21-35 The following sentence is an effective thesis for this English 101 class: The New York Times editorial staff found President Obama’s speech on his plan for a partnership with the Karzai government frustratingly short on specifics, especially as it regards the training of Afghan troops and Mr. Karzai’s reining in the blatant corruption and incompetence of his government. F The tone is reportorial.

18. True or False The process of discrediting arguments that run counter to your thesis is called flagellation. F It is called refutation

19. True or False An argument is predominantly a rational appeal to an audience’s sense of understanding. T

20. True or False In a descriptive essay with a subjective slant, a writer will often effect much more denotative language and rely less on figures of speech and interpretive language. F The language will be connotative and often use effective figures of speech (similes, metaphors, personification, etc.)

21. True or False Writing for a hostile audience you would want to use a combination of pathos and ethos. F Rely heavily on logos

22. True or False Three important qualities in a narrative essay are dialogue, essential details, and point of view. T

23. True or False The subject by subject method of comparison-contrast permits more extensive coverage of similarities and differences. F The point by point design is much better suited for essays that discuss many points, often longer essays.

24. True or False The primary purpose of effective evidence is to take a reader to a higher level of abstraction. F Actually, to a higher level of concreteness or specificity.

25. True or False as it relates to your Bibliography Assignment: The following periodical entry is formatted according to correct 2009 MLA guidelines: O’Brien, Conan. “New Study Finds the Average American Weighs 176 Pounds. Bad News: Study Was Conducted at Elementary Schools. ” High Fructose Corn Syrup Addicts Weekly 6 Dec. 2012: 34-36. Print. T

26. True or False as it relates to your Bibliography Assignment: The following book entry is formatted according to correct 2009 MLA guideline period after Jon Stewart, Jon Arizona: The Meth Lab of Democracy. Veritas Press Washington, D.C, 2009. Print italicize entire title comma after Press period after Print place of publication comes before the publisher colon after D.C. F

27. Bonus Points Translate the following into Plain English: An overabundance of culinary practitioners bungles the preparation of liquid food. Too many cooks spoil the broth.

28. Bonus Points Translate the following into Plain English: It is unwise to scrutinize the masticating process of a donated equine. Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.

29. Bonus Points Translate the following into Plain English: Those who live in dwellings made of a brittle transparent substance should refrain from the propulsion of geological specimens. People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.

30. FIN