What to review
for the RDG 081/ENG 061 midterm:
The three levels of reading
Active reading vs. passive reading
The
four questions to ask to get to the main idea
The four qualities of a good summary
The elements of fiction: setting; plot; characterization; conflict; rising action; climax; resolution; theme
The parts of speech
noun; pronoun; verb; adjective; adverb; preposition; article; interjection
The parts of a sentence: (What is a sentence?)
subject; verb predicate; complement; gerunds; helping verbs; independent clauses; dependent clauses; prepositional phrases.
How to fix run-ons and sentence fragments
(The “FANBOYS”)
The four purposes of writing: description; explanation; narration; persuasion;
(http://www.vannet.k12.wa.us/inctr/LaWEB/modes.html)
The six steps of the writing process: inventing; collection; organizing; drafting; revising; editing; proofreading
Vocabulary, W.O.W. chapters 1-4
The parts of a dictionary entry
Writing a good topic sentence and a paragraph with appropriate supporting detail.
Other: