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1
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List the 3 Steps in the writing process

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Prewrite
Write (draft)
Revise

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What rewriting strategy involves writing in fragments?

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Listing

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3
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What prewriting strategy involves writing in paragraphs?

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Freewriting

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What prewriting strategy involves free writing, then finding a special word, phrase, or sentence, then free writing again?

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Looping

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Free writing on both sides of the argument

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Boomerang

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Putting information in circles connected by lines

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Clustering or mapping

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Looking at all angles before deciding the topic

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Curbing

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Bouncing ideas off another person

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Interviewing

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Bouncing ideas off yourself

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Cross examining

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Drawing a picture

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Sketching

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Assigning characters plot setting etc

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Dramatizing

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The hook that grabs readers attention

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Lead-in

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13
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Main idea of an essay

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Thesis

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14
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List of supporting points for the thesis

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Essay map

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15
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Main idea of the paragraph

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Topic sentence

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16
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Sentences that follow the topic sentence

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Supporting details

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17
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What should the conclusion of an essay provide

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Sense of closure

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18
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What type of essay tells a story

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Narration

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19
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Essay draws a picture with words

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Description

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20
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Essay that gives illustrations

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Examples

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21
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How to essay

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Process analysis

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22
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Process analysis essay thats meant to be copied

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Directional

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Process analysis that is not meant to be copied

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Informational

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24
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Essay that shows how two things are alike or different

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Comparison-contrast

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Essay that shows how three or more things are alike or different

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Division/classification

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26
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(Division or classification) must account for every member of the group

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Division

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27
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What type of essay shows a relationship between things

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Cause/effect

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28
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Essay that appeals to the head or the heart on a controversial topic

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Argumentation/persuasion

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Head or heart, which appeals to which

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Argumentative-head

Persuasion-heart

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30
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The “borrowing” essay

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Definition

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31
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Essay order that evolves over time

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Chronological

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32
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Which two types of essays must use chronological

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Narration

Process analysis

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33
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Essay order involving placement

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Spatial

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34
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Type of essay that must use spatial order

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Description

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35
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Essay that involves rising levels of importance

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Climactic

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36
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Essay that must use climactic order

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Argumentation/persuasion

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37
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3 steps of revision

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Global revision
Editing
Proofreading

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38
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Step of revision that involves the big stuff

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Global revision

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39
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Step of revision dealing with sentence level stuff

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Editing

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40
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Revising dealing with word level stuff

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Proofreading

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41
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If every sentence in and essay relates to the thesis, the essay has what?

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Unity

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42
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If all the sentences flow well with no major organizational flaws

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Coherence

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43
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If the essay doesn’t have unnecessary padding

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Conciseness

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44
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Repetition for no good reason

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Redundancy

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45
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Repeating the same words from the end of one sentence to the beginning of the next is called what

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The hiccup syndrome

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46
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Data that can be verified or disproved

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Fact

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47
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Personal belief that is always debatable

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Opinion

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48
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5 parts of the SQ3R method of reading

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Survey
Question
Read
Recite
Review
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49
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To read critically you need to distinguish between what and what

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Fact and opinion

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50
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List the 4 types of response essays

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Content
Analytic
Judgement
Research

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51
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Comments on an authors writing should be written in what tense?

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Present

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52
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The first reference to James R. Lester, Ph.D., in a critical article should be written as what

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James R. Lester

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53
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Subsequent references to James R. Lester, Ph. D., in an essay should be written as what

A

Lester

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54
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What two words should always be capitalized in a title or subtitle

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First and last

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55
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What words should not be capitalized in a title or subtitle

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Articles
Fanboys
Prepositions

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56
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The Cargile one hour rule for using quotation marks or italics

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If you can read it watch it or listen to it in one hour or less use quotation marks. If not use italics

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57
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How can you indicate italics when handwriting

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Underlining

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58
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How many dots are in an ellipsis

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Three

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59
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Periods and commas go ____ the closed quotation marks

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Inside

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60
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Colons and semicolons go ____ the closed quotation marks

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Outside

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61
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When a bibliography contains a two to three sentence content summary of each entry, it is called an _____ bibliography

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Annotated

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62
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List the 6 stages in writing a research paper

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Select and limit
Focus and plan
Gather sources
Read and think
Organize and draft
Revise edit and format correctly
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63
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5 topics to avoid in a research paper

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Irrelevant
Too broad
Too narrow
Produce a strong emotional response
Too technical
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64
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A research paper must examine a ____ issue

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Significant

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65
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A research paper must have a ____ purpose

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Serious

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66
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A research paper demands ____ of the issue

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Analysis

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67
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A research paper must argue from a ____

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Position

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68
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A research paper must explain complex ____

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Details

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69
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A research paper must address a ____ reader and take that reader to another ____ of knowledge

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Knowledgeable

Plateau

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70
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List the 4 parts of the research proposal

A

Purpose
Audience
Role
Thesis

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71
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List the 3 possible purposes for a research paper

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Explain
Analyze
Argue

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72
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List the 2 possible audiences fora research paper

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General

Specialized

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73
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List the 2 possible roles for the writer of a research paper

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Informer

Advocate

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74
Q

What does OPAC stand for

A

Online public access catalog

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75
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What is FHU’s online public access catalog called

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LIONET

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76
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What has the OPAC replaces

A

Card catalog

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77
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What computer program lists our library’s book holdings

A

OPAC (lionet)

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78
Q

What computer program lists our library’s video holdings

A

OPAC

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79
Q

Where in the library do you check out books for an extended period of time

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Circulation desk

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80
Q

Where in the library do you check out highly used books for a short period of time

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Reserve desk

81
Q

List the 4 most common ways to search for a book on OPAC

A

Title
Author
Subject
Keyword

82
Q

What system for cataloging books uses mostly numbers

A

Dewey decimal

83
Q

What type of schools frequently use the Dewey decimal system

A

Middle schools and high schools

84
Q

Name the other system for cataloging books

A

Library of congress

85
Q

List the 2 types of microform

A

Microfilm

Microfiche

86
Q

A type of microform that uses a reel of tape is called

A

Microfilm

87
Q

A type of microform that uses a small flat sheet is called

A

Microfiche

88
Q

What does URL stand for

A

Uniform resource locator

89
Q

List 4 most common internet browsers

A

Microsoft edge
Apple safari
Google chrome
Mozilla Firefox

90
Q

The 2 most common internet browsers mark frequently used URL’s with ____ or ____

A

Bookmarks or favorites

91
Q

What is the name for a vehicle that search multiple search engines at the same time

A

Meta search engine

92
Q

The symbols +, -, and t: are all examples of ____ operators

A

Boolean

93
Q

Which is usually more scholarly - an article from a database or one from a website

A

Database

94
Q

Which is usually more scholarly, a magazine or a journal article

A

A journal article

95
Q

What type of book is published to further the knowledge in a given field

A

A scholarly book

96
Q

What type of book is published to make money

A

A trade book

97
Q

List the 6 ways to collect data outside the library

A 
Lectures
Original research
Government documents 
Interviews
Correspondence
Mass media
98
Q

When planning a research paper, the writer needs to start with a research ___

A

Proposal

99
Q

In a research paper the thesis usually comes near the end of the ___

A

Introductory paragraphs

100
Q

A search to locate an author who has written extensively on a subject and therefore is considered and authority on the subject is called a ____

A

Citation search

101
Q

Identify the following domains: .com, .edu, .gov, .mil, .net, .org

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Commercial
Education
Government
Military 
Network organization
Nonprofit organization
102
Q

Which two of these domains are usually least scholarly

A

.com

.net

103
Q

Putting information in circles connected by lines

A

Clustering or mapping

104
Q

Looking at all angles before deciding the topic

A

Curbing

105
Q

Bouncing ideas off another person

A

Interviewing

106
Q

Bouncing ideas off yourself

A

Cross examining

107
Q

Drawing a picture

A

Sketching

108
Q

Assigning characters plot setting etc

A

Dramatizing

109
Q

The hook that grabs readers attention

A

Lead-in

110
Q

Main idea of an essay

A

Thesis

111
Q

List of supporting points for the thesis

A

Essay map

112
Q

Main idea of the paragraph

A

Topic sentence

113
Q

Sentences that follow the topic sentence

A

Supporting details

114
Q

What should the conclusion of an essay provide

A

Sense of closure

115
Q

What type of essay tells a story

A

Narration

116
Q

Essay draws a picture with words

A

Description

117
Q

Essay that gives illustrations

A

Examples

118
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How to essay

A

Process analysis

119
Q

Process analysis essay thats meant to be copied

A

Directional

120
Q

Process analysis that is not meant to be copied

A

Informational

121
Q

Essay that shows how two things are alike or different

A

Comparison-contrast

122
Q

Essay that shows how three or more things are alike or different

A

Division/classification

123
Q

(Division or classification) must account for every member of the group

A

Division

124
Q

What type of essay shows a relationship between things

A

Cause/effect

125
Q

Essay that appeals to the head or the heart on a controversial topic

A

Argumentation/persuasion

126
Q

Head or heart, which appeals to which

A

Argumentative-head

Persuasion-heart

127
Q

The “borrowing” essay

A

Definition

128
Q

Essay order that evolves over time

A

Chronological

129
Q

Which two types of essays must use chronological

A

Narration

Process analysis

130
Q

Essay order involving placement

A

Spatial

131
Q

Type of essay that must use spatial order

A

Description

132
Q

Essay that involves rising levels of importance

A

Climactic

133
Q

Essay that must use climactic order

A

Argumentation/persuasion

134
Q

3 steps of revision

A

Global revision
Editing
Proofreading

135
Q

Step of revision that involves the big stuff

A

Global revision

136
Q

Step of revision dealing with sentence level stuff

A

Editing

137
Q

Revising dealing with word level stuff

A

Proofreading

138
Q

If every sentence in and essay relates to the thesis, the essay has what?

A

Unity

139
Q

If all the sentences flow well with no major organizational flaws

A

Coherence

140
Q

If the essay doesn’t have unnecessary padding

A

Conciseness

141
Q

Repetition for no good reason

A

Redundancy

142
Q

Repeating the same words from the end of one sentence to the beginning of the next is called what

A

The hiccup syndrome

143
Q

Data that can be verified or disproved

A

Fact

144
Q

Personal belief that is always debatable

A

Opinion

145
Q

5 parts of the SQ3R method of reading

A 
Survey
Question
Read
Recite
Review
146
Q

To read critically you need to distinguish between what and what

A

Fact and opinion

147
Q

List the 4 types of response essays

A

Content
Analytic
Judgement
Research

148
Q

Comments on an authors writing should be written in what tense?

A

Present

149
Q

The first reference to James R. Lester, Ph.D., in a critical article should be written as what

A

James R. Lester

150
Q

Subsequent references to James R. Lester, Ph. D., in an essay should be written as what

A

Lester

151
Q

What two words should always be capitalized in a title or subtitle

A

First and last

152
Q

What words should not be capitalized in a title or subtitle

A

Articles
Fanboys
Prepositions

153
Q

The Cargile one hour rule for using quotation marks or italics

A

If you can read it watch it or listen to it in one hour or less use quotation marks. If not use italics

154
Q

How can you indicate italics when handwriting

A

Underlining

155
Q

How many dots are in an ellipsis

A

Three

156
Q

Periods and commas go ____ the closed quotation marks

A

Inside

157
Q

Colons and semicolons go ____ the closed quotation marks

A

Outside

158
Q

When a bibliography contains a two to three sentence content summary of each entry, it is called an _____ bibliography

A

Annotated

159
Q

List the 6 stages in writing a research paper

A 
Select and limit
Focus and plan
Gather sources
Read and think
Organize and draft
Revise edit and format correctly
160
Q

5 topics to avoid in a research paper

A 
Irrelevant
Too broad
Too narrow
Produce a strong emotional response
Too technical
161
Q

A research paper must examine a ____ issue

A

Significant

162
Q

A research paper must have a ____ purpose

A

Serious

163
Q

A research paper demands ____ of the issue

A

Analysis

164
Q

A research paper must argue from a ____

A

Position

165
Q

A research paper must explain complex ____

A

Details

166
Q

A research paper must address a ____ reader and take that reader to another ____ of knowledge

A

Knowledgeable

Plateau

167
Q

List the 4 parts of the research proposal

A

Purpose
Audience
Role
Thesis

168
Q

List the 3 possible purposes for a research paper

A

Explain
Analyze
Argue

169
Q

List the 2 possible audiences fora research paper

A

General

Specialized

170
Q

List the 2 possible roles for the writer of a research paper

A

Informer

Advocate

171
Q

What does OPAC stand for

A

Online public access catalog

172
Q

What is FHU’s online public access catalog called

A

LIONET

173
Q

What has the OPAC replaces

A

Card catalog

174
Q

What computer program lists our library’s book holdings

A

OPAC (lionet)

175
Q

What computer program lists our library’s video holdings

A

OPAC

176
Q

Where in the library do you check out books for an extended period of time

A

Circulation desk

177
Q

Where in the library do you check out highly used books for a short period of time

A

Reserve desk

178
Q

List the 4 most common ways to search for a book on OPAC

A

Title
Author
Subject
Keyword

179
Q

What system for cataloging books uses mostly numbers

A

Dewey decimal

180
Q

What type of schools frequently use the Dewey decimal system

A

Middle schools and high schools

181
Q

Name the other system for cataloging books

A

Library of congress

182
Q

List the 2 types of microform

A

Microfilm

Microfiche

183
Q

A type of microform that uses a reel of tape is called

A

Microfilm

184
Q

A type of microform that uses a small flat sheet is called

A

Microfiche

185
Q

What does URL stand for

A

Uniform resource locator

186
Q

List 4 most common internet browsers

A

Microsoft edge
Apple safari
Google chrome
Mozilla Firefox

187
Q

The 2 most common internet browsers mark frequently used URL’s with ____ or ____

A

Bookmarks or favorites

188
Q

What is the name for a vehicle that search multiple search engines at the same time

A

Meta search engine

189
Q

The symbols +, -, and t: are all examples of ____ operators

A

Boolean

190
Q

Which is usually more scholarly - an article from a database or one from a website

A

Database

191
Q

Which is usually more scholarly, a magazine or a journal article

A

A journal article

192
Q

What type of book is published to further the knowledge in a given field

A

A scholarly book

193
Q

What type of book is published to make money

A

A trade book

194
Q

List the 6 ways to collect data outside the library

A 
Lectures
Original research
Government documents 
Interviews
Correspondence
Mass media
195
Q

When planning a research paper, the writer needs to start with a research ___

A

Proposal

196
Q

In a research paper the thesis usually comes near the end of the ___

A

Introductory paragraphs

197
Q

A search to locate an author who has written extensively on a subject and therefore is considered and authority on the subject is called a ____

A

Citation search

198
Q

Identify the following domains: .com, .edu, .gov, .mil, .net, .org

A 
Commercial
Education
Government
Military 
Network organization
Nonprofit organization
199
Q

Which two of these domains are usually least scholarly

A

.com

.net

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