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English Mid-term Steward 2016 Flashcards

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1
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What device is not used by writers in the prewriting stage?

A

A grading rubric

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What is the second part of an essay?

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Body paragraphs

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After revising and profreading, what is the last copy of an essay or research paper called?

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Final copy

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What is the third part of an essay?

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Conclusion paragraph

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After brainstorming and prewriting, what is the next step of the writing process during which a person begins to write paragraphs for the essay?

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Drafting

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What is used to look up definitions of unfamiliar words?

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Dictionary

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What is the first section of an essay?

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Introductory paragraph

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What book is written to help writers by listing words and their synonyms?

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Thesaurus

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The sentence in a paragraph that reveals the subject and what it is you plan to talk about is what?

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Topic sentence

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10
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What are sentences in a paragraph that add information?

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Supporting sentences

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What sentence is found at the end of a paragraph, wraps up ideas, and acts as a transition to another paragraph?

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Conclusion sentence

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When someone reads your paper to find confusing and missing sentences, to add supporting sentences, and to change words, what is that known as?

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Revising/editing

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What sentence is found in the introductory paragraph of an essay and reveals the topic of the essay?

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Thesis statement

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What word is used to describe the sense of togetherness that is needed in a piece of writing?

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Unity/focus

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What is the word for a series of related sentences that work together to develop a single topic or idea?

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Paragraph

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What you of writing presents a clear picture of a person, place, thing, or idea by using sensory details, imagery, and spatial order?

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Descriptive

17
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When should you write out contractions(do not instead of don’t)?

A

In formal writing situations like essays

18
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What you of writing tells a story?

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Narrative

19
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What type of writing presents facts, gives directions, defines terms, and presents information?

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Expository/informational

20
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What stage of the writing process involves correcting spelling, punctuation, and grammar?

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Proofreading

21
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When should you use the writing process?

A

When you are required to write a paragraph or essay

22
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What sentence is used to help the reader understand the purpose of the attention grabber/hook and to help clear up any confusion?

A

Thesis statement

23
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What are words called that help to “glue” the paragraph or essay together?

A

Transitions

24
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What is the main idea or message of a literary work that is expressed as a general statement?

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Theme

25
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What is the name for the author of a poem?

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Poet

26
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How do you punctuate another person’s novel, novella, book, magazine, or CD title?

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Underline the title and capitalize the important words

27
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What is the imaginary voice assumed by the poet when “talking” to the reader called?

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Speaker or narrator

28
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What word appeals to the 5 senses in a literary work?

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Imagery

29
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Similes, metaphors, idioms, and hyperbole are examples of what?

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Figurative language

30
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What is the word for a regular pattern of rhyming in a poem, which is determined by the last word in each line?

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Rhyme scheme

31
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What sound technique is used in poetry?

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Rhyme

32
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What is a comparison of two unlike things using like or as?

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Simile

33
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What is a comparison of two unlike things?

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Metaphor

34
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What is an expression where the definition of the individual words does not add up to the meaning of the expression?

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Idiom

35
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What category(focus, content, style) has specific details to explain the topic sentence?

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Content

36
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What category(focus, content, conventions) has few or no errors in mechanics, usage, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure?

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Conventions

37
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What category(focus, organization, conventions) has detail sentences that are directly related to the topic sentence?

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Focus

38
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What category(content, style, organization) refers to details that are in logical order, and there is a smooth flow from one idea to the next idea through transition words?

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Organization

39
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What category(focus, content, style) uses a variety of vocabulary words and sentence structure and contractions and abbreviations are written out?

A

Style

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