Final Exam Review Flashcards
What is the difference between open and closed window thinking?
Open window thinking is about being receptive to new ideas and experiences
Closed thinking is about being rigid and and resistant to change (sticking to your gut)
What is the term for thinking about thinking
Metacognition
What is the difference between summary and paraphrase
Summary: Shirt sympathies of the original that includes facts
Paraphrase: word-for-word rewording of the original and just as long
What is a thesis statement:
The sentence that states the main idea of a certain claim in a essay
What is rhetoric
Speaking or writing effectively
What is a authors persona?
How does the author present hims
Does a paraphrase need a parenthetical citation?
Yes
What is plagiarism?
Act of revising someone else’s work, words, or ideas without giving them proper credit
What is the sandwich method
Feedback compliment, a way to improve, another compliment
According to MLA guidelines, what is your list of sources called?
Works Cited
What is a discourse
A conversation taking place over a long period of time among many people in various types of writings and public venues
What is a forum
An open public space where ideas and views are exchanged
What is a topic sentence?
A sentence that states or suggest the main idea of a paragraph
What should your introduction paragraph include:
Hook
Subject
Topic
Issue
Thesis
What should your body paragraph include:
Topic sentence
Example/Evidence
Commentary
Transition
What should your concluding paragraph include:
restatement of thesis
Review of main points
Call to action
How do you do a parenthetical citation
Author last name and page number the quote is found on
Parenthesis go before the period
What is the difference between deductive and inductive reasoning?
Deductive starts with a theory, evidence, observation, then conclusion
inductive starts with observation of reality.
What are cultural codes?
Expectations and conventions given to a specific domain of culture
What is the difference between denotation and connotation?
Denotation: Literal/What is present
Connotation: Figurative/What it means
What is the difference between primary and secondary sources?
Primary: interviews, surveys, research
Secondary: Source that describes and analyzes the primary source
How can you tell if a source is credible or not?
Publication date
Intended audience
Relevant to topic
What are some steps in the critical thinking process
Skim through
Analyze in detail
Evaluate purpose, intention, and credibility
summarize /make notes flash
What changes should be made to make essay to presentation
Reduce the wording
Focus on main points
Talk slower and formal
Analyze in detail
