Part I.  You will write an argumentative essay about an article that I will give you ahead of time.  You will have one hour to write an argumentative essay using the principles you've learned this semester.  50 points

Part II.  I will select five of the following terms.  You should be able to define them and provide examples to illustrate your definitions.  30 points

close reading

Writing process

annotation

Pre-writing

rhetoric

Planning

logos

Drafting

ethos

Revising

pathos

Editing

thesis

 

topic statement (AKA topic sentence)

 

evidence

  
support  

comparison and contrast

Mechanics

extended definition

agreement

classification and division

(pronouns/ verbs)

cause and effect

coordination/ subordination

induction

dependent clauses

deduction

independent clauses
rebuttal

fragments

refutation

run-ons
counter-arguments  

logical fallacies

 

analysis

 

synthesis

 

evaluation

 

argument

 

signal phrases

 

documentation

 

transitions

 

Part III.  I will give you several sentences with grammatical errors to correct. 5 points

Part IV.  I will list one of the types of essays you've written this semester (argument analysis, evaluation, position-rebuttal, proposal) and ask you to explain the purpose of the essay type and define each of its basic features.  Then you will explain a specific example of how you might use the mode in another class or in the workplace.  15 points