English Composition and Comprehension

FALL 2022

BS CS & BS CY

Final Exam Syllabus

Dear Students,

Following course modules are included in the syllabus for your final exam.

Reading & Writing Section:

 Organizing and Remembering Information – Focus on paraphrasing and summarizing

 Using Context Clues – Focus on the types of clues and how to infer meaning from context in a
passage

 Understanding Paragraphs – Topics, Main Ideas (Stated and Implied), Supporting Details, Transitions

 Following the Author’s Thought Patterns – Illustration, Definition, Classification, Chronological,

Cause/Effect, Comparison/Contrast

 Interpreting the Writer’s Message and Purpose

 Evaluating: Asking Critical Questions – Evaluating external sources

 Short Story – elements, parts, story arc

 From Paragraph to Essay – Basics of Essay Writing

 Comparison/Contrast Essay – Self-Study module; practice with the given exercises in coursepack

Grammar Section:

 Run-Ons

 Fragments

 Misplaced Modifiers

 Dangling Modifiers

 Apostrophe

 Subject-Verb Agreement