Composition I – Spring 2007

Midterm Review Sheet

Your midterm examination, which will be given on Wednesday March 7th, consists of two parts.  The first, a short answer section worth twenty points, contains six questions; you will answer four of them.  The second contains an essay question worth fifty points.  It offers 3-4 questions; you will choose one and answer it in a well-organized five paragraph essay.

 

To prepare for the short answer portion, review the following topics and be sure you can define, give an example, and explain the significance of each.

Purpose        Drafting        Thesis Statements   SQ3R                     Process

Audience      Editing                   Conclusions            Rhetoric                 Classification                    Tone            Revising       Transitions

Narration/Description        Prewriting     Introductions   Rhetorical modes 

 

To prepare for the essay portion, review pages 187-202 in The College Writer.