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English study guide

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What is the prewriting strategy that involves drawing a picture?   sketching  
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What type of essays give illustrations?   examples  
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What type of essay shows how three or more things are alike or different?   division/classification  
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What type of essay shows a relationship between things?   cause/effect  
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What type of essay order involves rising levels of importance?   climactic  
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List the 3 steps in revision.   global revision, editing, proofreading  
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List the 5 parts of the SQ3R method of reading.   survey, question, read, recite, review  
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List the 4 types of response essay.   content, analytic, judgment, research  
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List the 6 stages in writing a research paper.   1. Select and limit. 2. Focus and plan. 3. Gather sources. 4. Read and think. 5. Organize and draft. 6. Revise, edit, and format correctly.  
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List 5 types of topics to avoid in a research paper.   1. Irrelevant. 2. Too broad. 3. Too narrow. 4. Produces a strong emotional response. 5. Too technical.  
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List the 4 parts of the research proposal.   Purpose, audience, voice (role), preliminary thesis  
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List the 3 possible purposes for a research paper.   explain, analyze, argue  
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List the 2 possible audiences for a research paper.   general and specialized.  
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List the 2 possible roles (voices) for the writer of a research paper.   informer and advocate.  
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What does OPAC stand for?   Online Public Access Catalog  
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List the 4 most common ways to search for a book on OPAC.   1. title 2. subject 3. author 4. keyword  
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Other than on databases, where may most ERIC materials be found in our library?   Either in the bound periodicals or on microfiche-stored in Lawhorn.  
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What does URL stand for?   Uniform Resource Locator  
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Http?   hypertext transfer protocol  
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Html?   hypertext markup language  
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List the 6 ways to collect data outside the library.   lectures, original research, government documents, interviews, correspondence, mass media  
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A search to locate an author who has written extensively on a subject and is considered an authority on the subject is...   citation search  
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Where in the library is the Video Encyclopedia of the Twentieth Century?   Library Annex  
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What is the name of our library's only paper newspaper index?   the New York Times Index  
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