Study Guide for Composition Quiz

If you can answer all of the following questions, you should be adequately prepared for tomorrow's quiz. We have gone over almost all of these questions:

1. List 3 things an introduction to an essay should do:

2. Explain the difference between formal and informal writing, and give examples of each type.

3.  What is an anecdote? How can an anecdote be used in an introduction?

4.  What is the purpose of a thesis statement?

5.  In what way does the purpose of an essay and an audience of an essay direct the content of the essay?

6.  State at least five different strategies for opening an essay.

7. What are the four things a writer should NOT do in the introduction?

8. Define the following words in terms of composition: coherence; transition; exemplification; deductive; relevant; representative; skeptical; refute; plagiarism; logical fallacy; non sequitur; red  herring; rhetorical question

9.  How is an exemplification essay developed?

10. Why is reading essential to good writing?

11.  How could exemplification be used in an argumentative paper?

12.  Explain the difference in purpose and composition between an argumentative paper and a persuasive paper.

13.  What types of evidence can be used for an argumentative paper?

14. What criteria must evidence in an argumentative paper adhere to?

15.  Why is a refutation necessary in an argumentative paper, and how can it serve to make your paper stronger?

16.  For our purposes, essays will be written using inductive or deductive reasoning?  Explain what that means in regard to organization of the paper.