Review for Final

To limit a thesis statment

i.e. means that is

All of these are prewriting techniques except which one?

You do not need the same number of similarities and differences in a comparison essay.

Forecasting the thesis statement

To use strong language in the thesis is called qualifying.

The counterargument is the opposing side of the argument.

I like flying, but I don't like waiting.

The reason to prewrite is to cut and rearrange.

To write using too much of the original text is called

All of these are true of a thesis statement except which one?

All of these are true of a conclusion except which one?

The genre or type of writing

What is the subject of this sentence? Turn around and go home with your children.

A sentence has a subject and predicate and makes sense.

I like swimming, I like bowling.

The art of speaking and writing

Which of these is not an element of the rhetorical situation?

All of these are true about the thesis statement except which one?

You do not need to talk about the same basis in a comparison essay.

When we consider the audience in a rhetorical situation which of these do we not consider?

To correct the mechanics and spelling

The claim or position in an argument is called the premise

When writing a comparison/contrast essay, the points of comparison are called

Prewriting and editing/revising are important steps with experienced writers.

All of these go in the introduction except which one?

[sic] means you want to say and others

All of these are true about bodyparagraphs except which one?

Because I like to go swimming.

To condense what you read into your own words is called paraphrase.

All of these are reasons to start a new paragraph except which one?

The first step in the writing process is