Bonnie Elkins

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5 pts. each
1. Explain what the importance of the Rhetorical Triangle as described in your handbook.

Writer, Audience, and Topic. Successful writers use the rhetorical triangle when writing to keep the
writing process in mind while writing.
2. Briefly describe three different prewriting techniques.

Planning – plan or search for material about what you are going to write. Research the topic of the
material. Outline the material to find ideas for your paper.
3. Describe what a writer does when revising a paper.

Steps for revising a draft. Use track changes feature of word software. Create mulitple drafts. Print a
out a hard copy. Swtich to print preview. High light sentence length.
4. Describe the difference between revising and editing.

Revising means re-seeing the document you have written. Editing is when you have completed the
document and you correct the formating, punctuation, and grammer.
5. What is a comma splice? A fused sentence? How can these errors be repaired?

A comma splice is when two or more independent clauses are seperated by a comma or lack a
coorinating conjunction. (PHRG page 511). A fused sentence is a run-on sentence that will not stop
with punctuation errors. These errors can be corrected by using your Prentice Hall Reference Guide
(PHRG)
6. Define paraphrasing as applied to a research paper.

Paraphrasing is rephrasing what the writer has said from the source or topic for your paper.
7. In a research paper, what should be cited?

All sources for the document you have written.

8. Explain four reasons why plagiarism is wrong.

Plagiarism is unethical (PHRG). Plagiarism means a lost learning opportunity (PHRG). Plagiarism
diminishes your credibility (PHRG). Plagiarism will get you an F in the class.
9. Describe the purpose of signal words and phrases in a research paper.

If you paraphrase, quote or use information from another source for your paper you need to
reference where you get the information from. (PHRG) is a signal word referencing where I got this
information.
10. Give three reasons for using a direct quote in a research paper.

When you quote statistical data, surveys or make observations from personal interviews.

Reflective Essay - 50pts.

Bonnie Elkins

Write an essay that considers the following:

Take some time to consider your experience in ENG 101 and, using the various writings you have
produced and the comments and marks made by your instructor as a guide, discuss what you have
learned about academic writing, in general, and your own writing, specifically, over the course of the
semester. Describe how the use of technology in the classroom has impacted your learning in this class.
What do you think could have been done to enhance your experience this semester?

After you have finished your exam, publish to Scribd and embed in both blogs.

I find that I enjoy writing reflective essays and poems. The descriptive essay was harder to do
because I kept changing my tenses and wanted to write it as a reflection of what happened. The
technology was a challenge because I had never Blogged before and didn’t really want to learn how
to blog. Once it was explained to me that I had been blogging through facebook for over a year this
class became easier.
I have not writtern a term paper in a long time. This class was a great learning tool for me. Mr.
Neuburger was and is a wonderful teacher that I would enjoy having again. I wish he had been my
teacher for the whole semester because I would have learned the who, what, when, where, and
why of writing.