English Spring Semester Review Name: ______
English Spring Semester ReviewName: ______
Writing Structure
1. A typical essay format contains at least ______paragraphs and is divided into three major sections, the
______, ______paragraphs, and the ______.
2. Thesis statement must have a ______+ ______+ ______.
3. The thesis statement is first presented in the ______and then reworded in the ______of an essay.
4. The PEEC Paragraph Format is a guideline on how to structure a paragraph. Label the parts.
PEEC
Evaluating Research/Citations
5. Embedded citations are placed at the end of the sentence inside…
A. commasB. quotation marksC. parenthesis D. brackets
6. An embedded citation should contain a reference to…
A. author and page numberB. page numberC. book title D. author’s full name
7. Articles should be capitalized and designated with what?
A. quotation marksB. or underlinedC. italics onlyD. quotation marks and underlining italics
8. Websites should be capitalized and designated with what?
A. quotation marksB. italics or underlinedC. italics onlyD. quotation marks and underlining
9. Benson, Jackson. Wallace Stegner: His Life and Work. New York: Viking, 1996. Print.
Analyze the citation above. The author of the source is …
A. Jackson BensonB. Wallace StegnerC. Benson JacksonD. none is provided
10. Know a correct citation for a book with one author.
11. What is bias? A. evidenceB. unfair favoritismC. fake newsD. plagiarism
12. A source like The New York Times is considered reliable, whereas websites with user-generated content like Wikipedia are not because a source needs to be… A. well-established B. fact checked C. in print and online D. popular
13. What questions should you ask yourself to see if a website is credible?
Argumentative Writing
14. A position is a ______the writer takes on an arguable viewpoint.
15. Why address a counterargument?
16. A Call to Action is a ______for the writer’s audience to ______, typically found in the conclusion.
Directions: Match the type of persuasion with the speech from Martin Luther King Jr. using it:
Ethics/Credibility (Ethos), Emotions (Pathos), Logic/ Reason (Logos), Urgency (Kairos)
17. ______“I have a dream…little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.”
18. ______“Now is the time!”
19. ______“With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope.”
20. ______“…all men…would be guaranteed the ‘unalienable Rights’ of ‘Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.’”
Directions: Name the… PropagandaFaulty Reasoning TestimonialBandwagon
21. ______McDonalds: Billons and Billons Served
22. ______Weight Watchers: This is no act. I’m losing weight. You can too. Because it works. -Jennifer Hudson
23. ______Bits of careless talk are pieced together by the enemy!
24. ______Cutting people is a crime. Surgeons cut people, therefore, surgeons commit a crime.
Mythology
25. Definition of myth:
26. How were myths passed from one generation to the next?
27. Greek myths are relevant today because:
28. Know who the major gods and goddesses are. AphroditePoseidonAthenaAres
Zeus ArtemisApolloDemeter Hera
HephaestusHadesDionysusHercules Hermes
Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics
29. Parts of a Sentence: A sentence must have a ______, ______, and create a ______.
Directions: Revise the sentence fragments by rewriting them:
30. When Kara caught sight of her ex-boyfriend Rob. ______
31. The happy students laughing in the cafeteria. ______
32. Fix run-on sentences by______OR ______.
33. Conjunctions are words that ______phrases or clauses together.
34. FANBOYS conjunctions include: ______
Directions: Revise the run-on sentences by using editing symbols to show how to correct.
35. Glumly Christy looked out the window she saw it was going to rain buckets.
36. Sadie likes to chase her owner Cassie in the yard Penny likes to play with her friend from school Tippy.
37. An appositive is a ______phrase that renames another ______right beside it. The appositive can be a short or long combination of words.
Directions: Identify the appositive phrase by circling it.
38. The insect, a large cockroach, is crawling across the kitchen table.
39. My computer, a modern-day dinosaur, chews floppy disks as noisily as my brother does peanut brittle.
Directions: Add in the proper quotation punctuation marks for the dialogue between the fireman and Sheila in an emergency:
40. Hold on yelled the fireman we’re coming to get you
41. I can’t said Sheila I’m slipping
42. Just hold on a little longer exclaimed the fireman
43. Why did this have to happen cried Sheila I’m too young to die
44. No yelled the fireman as Sheila’s fingers slipped and she fell ten stories, landing on a soft, canvas mattress.
Vocabulary
45. Review over vocabulary words in bellwork, homework, and quizzes. Here are some words to know.
mercurialharpdesecrateominousconspire
mortified jostlevigor distortedmeager
despairing diligent appease boisterous blunder
compensate yearned accord foreboding regretfully
English Spring Semester ReviewName: ______
Writing Structure
1. A typical essay format contains at least _____5______paragraphs and is divided into three major sections, the
______introduction______, ______body______paragraphs, and the ______conclusion______.
2. Thesis statement must have a ____topic______+ ______opinion______+ ______reasoning______.
3. The thesis statement is first presented in the ____introduction______and then reworded in the ___conclusion______of an essay.
4. The PEEC Paragraph Format is a guideline on how to structure a paragraph. Label the parts.
PointEvidenceExplanationConclude
Evaluating Research/Citations
5. Embedded citations are placed at the end of the sentence inside…
A. commasB. quotation marksC. parenthesis D. brackets
6. An embedded citation should contain a reference to…
A. author and page numberB. page numberC. book title D. author’s full name
7. Articles should be capitalized and designated with what?
A. quotation marksB. or underlinedC. italics onlyD. quotation marks and underlining italics
8. Websites should be capitalized and designated with what?
A. quotation marksB. italics or underlinedC. italics onlyD. quotation marks and underlining
9. Benson, Jackson. Wallace Stegner: His Life and Work. New York: Viking, 1996. Print.
Analyze the citation above. The author of the source is …
A. Jackson BensonB. Wallace StegnerC. Benson JacksonD. none is provided
10. Know a correct citation for a book with one author.
11. What is bias? A. evidenceB. unfair favoritismC. fake newsD. plagiarism
12. A source like The New York Times is considered reliable, whereas websites with user-generated content like Wikipedia are not because a source needs to be… A. well-established B. fact checked C. in print and online D. popular
13. What questions should you ask yourself to see if a website is credible? Is it credible(trustworthy), is it reliable (dependable), it is accurate, what is its purpose?
Argumentative Writing
14. A position is a ____claim______the writer takes on an arguable viewpoint.
15. Why address a counterargument? To shut down the opposing viewpoint
16. A Call to Action is a ____request______for the writer’s audience to __take action______, typically found in the conclusion.
Directions: Match the type of persuasion with the speech from Martin Luther King Jr. using it:
Ethics/Credibility (Ethos), Emotions (Pathos), Logic/ Reason (Logos), Urgency (Kairos)
17. __Pathos__“I have a dream…little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.”
18. _____Kairos______“Now is the time!”
19. ____Ethos______“With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope.”
20. _____Logos______“…all men…would be guaranteed the ‘unalienable Rights’ of ‘Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.’”
Directions: Name the… PropagandaFaulty Reasoning TestimonialBandwagon
21. _____Bandwagon______McDonalds: Billons and Billons Served
22. ______Testimonial______Weight Watchers: This is no act. I’m losing weight. You can too. Because it works. -Jennifer Hudson
23. ______Propaganda______Bits of careless talk are pieced together by the enemy!
24. ______Faulty Reasoning______Cutting people is a crime. Surgeons cut people, therefore, surgeons commit a crime.
Mythology
25. Definition of myth: ancient tale passed down through generation orally telling cultural beliefs about world and religion
26. How were myths passed from one generation to the next?orally
27. Greek myths are relevant today because: they are entertaining and reveal human nature
28. Know who the major gods and goddesses are. AphroditePoseidonAthenaAres
Zeus ArtemisApolloDemeter Hera
HephaestusHadesDionysusHercules Hermes
Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics
29. Parts of a Sentence: A sentence must have a __subject_____, _____verb____, and create a ______complete thought______.
Directions: Revise the sentence fragments by rewriting them:
30. When Kara caught sight of her ex-boyfriend Rob. ______
31. The happy students laughing in the cafeteria. ______
32. Fix run-on sentences by___adding a comma and conjunction______OR ______splitting a part to form two sentences______.
33. Conjunctions are words that ___join______phrases or clauses together.
34. FANBOYS conjunctions include: ___for, and, nor, or, but, yet, so______
Directions: Revise the run-on sentences by using editing symbols to show how to correct.
35. Glumly Christy looked out the window she saw it was going to rain buckets.
36. Sadie likes to chase her owner Cassie in the yard Penny likes to play with her friend from school Tippy.
37. An appositive is a __noun____ phrase that renames another ___noun______right beside it. The appositive can be a short or long combination of words.
Directions: Identify the appositive phrase by circling it.
38. The insect, a large cockroach, is crawling across the kitchen table.
39. My computer, a modern-day dinosaur, chews floppy disks as noisily as my brother does peanut brittle.
Directions: Add in the proper quotation punctuation marks for the dialogue between the fireman and Sheila in an emergency:
40. “Hold on,” yelled the fireman,“we’re coming to get you!”
41. “I can’t!” said Sheila.“I’m slipping!”
42. “Just hold on a little longer!” exclaimed the fireman.
43. “Why did this have to happen?” cried Sheila.“I’m too young to die!”
44. “No!” yelled the fireman as Sheila’s fingers slipped and she fell ten stories, landing on a soft, canvas mattress.
Vocabulary
45. Review over vocabulary words in bellwork, homework, and quizzes. Here are some words to know.
mercurialharpdesecrateominousconspire
mortified jostlevigor distortedmeager
despairing diligent appease boisterous blunder
compensate yearned accord foreboding regretfully