1. Intermediate Composition Midterm Jessica Bourgeois

2. According to MLA format…..

3. What type of font should be used? Calibri Courier New Times New Roman Arial

4. Times New Roman

5. What size should the font be? 11 12 14 16

6. 12

7. How big are the margins on all sides? ½ inch 1 inch 1 ½ inch 2 inch

8. 1 Inch

9. What is the distance from the top of the page to the page number? ¼ inch ½ inch ¾ inch 1 inch

10. ½ Inch

11. How do you write the page number(header)? 1 Bourgeois Bourgeois 1 1 Jessica Jessica 1

12. Bourgeois 1

13. How is the title formatted? Above the heading, centered Under the heading, left aligned Under the heading, centered Under the heading, right aligned

14. Under the heading, centered

15. Quotation marks go around your title. True False

17. The heading is double spaced. True False

18. True

19. Write an example of MLA using your own information. ___________________________ ___________________________

20. First Name Last Name Mrs. Schimmeck Intermediate Composition: Block H Day Month Year

21. Which part of the Writing Process involves brainstorming? Pre-writing Drafting Revising Publishing

22. Pre-writing

23. What links each main body paragraph to the next one? Transition sentence Ideas Essay structure Thesis statement

24. Transition Sentences

25. The projecting sentence appears in what paragraph? Introduction Body Conclusion

27. What is the first sentence in the introduction? Thesis Statement Preview Attention getter Clincher sentence

28. Attention Getter

29. Which is NOT an example of formal writing? Term paper In-class essay Personal journal Resume

30. Personal Journal

31. Using a graphic organizer is a pre- writing strategy. True False

32. True

33. You should really worry about spelling and grammar in the drafting phase. True False

35. Publishing involves sharing your writing with others. True False

36. True

37. The sentence in a paragraph that tells the main idea is the supporting sentence. True False

39. Your thesis statement should include all three points. True False

40. True

41. Each body paragraph in your essay should explain one of your main points. True False

42. True

43. Your conclusion should have your thesis statement(reworded). True False

44. True

45. You should always have at least two peer-editors. True False

46. True

47. Which part of the essay do ______ belong to.

48. Topic Sentences Introduction Body Conclusion

49. Body

50. Supporting Sentences Introduction Body Conclusion

51. Body

52. Thesis Statement Introduction Body Conclusion

53. Introduction

54. Attention Getter Introduction Body Conclusion

55. Introduction

56. Transition Sentences Introduction Body Conclusion

57. Body

58. Preview/Introduction of topic/narrowing the focus Introduction Body Conclusion

59. Introduction

60. Restated/Reworded thesis statement Introduction Body Conclusion

62. Summarizing Important Points Introduction Body Conclusion

64. Informal or Formal

65. Don’t Informal Formal

66. Informal

67. ASAP Informal Formal

68. Informal

69. Saint Scholastica Academy Informal Formal

71. 5 Students Informal Formal

72. Informal

73. Five Students Informal Formal

75. Two thousand and ten Informal Formal

77. Idioms and slang Informal Formal

78. Informal

79. SSA Informal Formal

80. Informal

81. Dear Mrs. Schimmeck, Informal Formal

83. 40 Short Sentences Informal Formal

84. Informal

85. The heart of a message combined with the details that enrich and develop the theme. Ideas Organization Word Choice Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions Presentation

86. Ideas

87. Focuses on the form and layout of the text and its readability (includes MLA format) Ideas Organization Word Choice Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions Presentation

89. Mechanical correctness of a piece. Ideas Organization Word Choice Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions Presentation

90. Conventions

91. The internal structure of a piece of writing, the pattern of ideas. Ideas Organization Word Choice Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions Presentation

92. Organization

93. Focuses on the rhythm and flow of the language, the sound of word patterns, and the way in which the writing plays to the ear Ideas Organization Word Choice Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions Presentation

94. Sentence Fluency

95. The use of rich, colorful, precise language. Ideas Organization Word Choice Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions Presentation

96. Word Choice

97. The heart and soul of the message, the writers personality coming out in words. Ideas Organization Word Choice Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions Presentation

98. Voice

99. This involves essay structure. Ideas Organization Word Choice Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions Presentation

100. Organization

101. Pre-writing falls under this. Ideas Organization Word Choice Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions Presentation

102. Ideas

103. This is an auditory trait. Ideas Organization Word Choice Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions Presentation

104. Sentence Fluency

105. This includes any graphics or visuals your paper may have. Ideas Organization Word Choice Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions Presentation

107. You check for spelling and punctuation for this trait. Ideas Organization Word Choice Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions Presentation

108. Conventions

109. Use precise nouns for this. Ideas Organization Word Choice Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions Presentation

110. Word Choice

111. To check for this, you should read your writing aloud. Ideas Organization Word Choice Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions Presentation

112. Sentence Fluency

113. Shows the writer’s personality and writing style. Ideas Organization Word Choice Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions Presentation

114. Voice

115. Involves having correct grammar. Ideas Organization Word Choice Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions Presentation

116. Conventions

117. Focuses on using colorful and lively adjectives and verbs. Word Choice

118. Use clear, relevant, and accurate details and examples. Ideas Organization Word Choice Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions Presentation

119. Ideas

120. Involves having good sequencing. Ideas Organization Word Choice Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions Presentation

121. Organization

122. You should watch out for the five non- negotiable rules for this trait. Ideas Organization Word Choice Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions Presentation

123. Conventions

124. Uses tone appropriate for the purpose and audience. Ideas Organization Word Choice Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions Presentation

125. Voice

126. Transitions fall under this trait. Ideas Organization Word Choice Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions Presentation

127. Organization

128. Focuses on the content of the piece of writing. Ideas Organization Word Choice Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions Presentation

129. Ideas

130. Using the exact right words for what you mean. Ideas Organization Word Choice Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions Presentation

131. Word Choice

132. You worry about this when editing. Ideas Organization Word Choice Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions Presentation

133. Conventions

134. For this you should vary sentence lengths. Ideas Organization Word Choice Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions Presentation

135. Sentence Fluency

136. To do this well, do not use slang. Ideas Organization Word Choice Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions Presentation

137. Word Choice

138. For this you must have correct MLA format. Ideas Organization Word Choice Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions Presentation

140. What is the organizational method?

141. The Saint Scholastica Academy campus boasts a variety of school buildings from LaSalle to Jahncke, and the Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel. By Time By Content By Space By Perspective

142. Space

143. The sharks most likely to attack swimmers are hammerheads, great whites, and tiger sharks. By Time By Content By Space By Perspective

144. Content

145. Despite what cigarette companies want people to believe, smoking causes death to the smoker, illness to the nonsmokers around the smoker, and detrimental effects to the environment. By Time By Content By Space By Perspective

146. Perspective

147. What an eighth grader needs to know before her first day of school, on the first day, and after the first day of school. By Time By Content By Space By Perspective

148. Time

149. What is the subject? Verb? And is the sentence active? Passive?

150. The cat was chased around the house by the dog. Subject: Verb: ActiveorPassive

151. Subject: Cat Verb: was chased ActiveorPassive

152. The essay will be read aloud by me during block A. Subject: Verb: ActiveorPassive

153. Subject: Essay Verb: will be read ActiveorPassive

154. The pandas are carefully monitored by the zoologists. Subject: Verb: ActiveorPassive

155. Subject: Pandas Verb: are monitored ActiveorPassive

156. My teacher often wears a raincoat when it rains. Subject: Verb: ActiveorPassive

157. Subject: Teacher Verb: wears ActiveorPassive

158. What are the eight linking verbs? ________

159. Is Am Are Was Were Be Been Being

160. Need to: Be able to fill in the essay structure chart