Advanced First Year Writing and Rhetoric

Advanced First Year Writing and Rhetoric WRTG 1250 Take Home Quiz on Syllabus & Knowing Words chapters 1 & 2 & Appendices

COURSE POLICIES

1. TRUE OR FALSE? First Year Writing and Rhetoric emphasizes critical analysis, argument, inquiry and information literacy (check “Course Description”).

2. Where can you access the course policies?

3. What are my office hours?

4. What is my preferred email address?

5. Do I check my email in the evenings?

6. How many times can you be absent in this class without penalty?

7. TRUE OR FALSE? If you miss 9 classes in a semester, you will fail the course.

8. TRUE OR FALSE? Cell phones are to be turned off during class time – that means no texting.

9. TRUE OR FALSE? Personal computers may be used only for activities related to class.

10. TRUE OR FALSE? I do not accept final drafts that have not been workshopped on a regular basis over the course of the assignment.

11. TRUE OR FALSE? I will not accept late assignments.

12. TRUE OR FALSE? You should save all of your work – and especially all of your drafts – in this class because the writing process is part of your final grade.

13. Define plagiarism (use the course policies or Appendix A in Knowing Words).

14. What procedure do you follow if you must be absent for military duty or a religious observance?

15. TRUE OR FALSE? You must make an appointment if you want to go to the Writing Center.

16. TRUE OR FALSE? You should always have a copy of, or access to, any assigned reading to aid in discussing it.

17. TRUE OR FALSE? Workshopping in the class is 15% of your final grade, and includes critiquing your peers’ papers in class, making comments on your peers’ drafts, filling out your revision log, and editing team evaluation grades.

KNOWING WORDS chapters 1 & 2, Appendices A & B (and outside investigation)

18. The PWR stresses writing for the following purposes (check all that apply): a. Knowledge b. Identity c. Change the world d. Engage in your community

19. TRUE OR FALSE? Critical inquiry involves an unending process of questioning and reflection.

20. TRUE OR FALSE? Different academic disciplines ask different kinds of research questions and value different kinds of evidence.

21. TRUE OR FALSE? Analysis requires you to find meaning that is not obvious from the surface of the text.

22. TRUE OR FALSE? Good arguments consider ways to find common ground, where concessions can be made, and how to address counterarguments.

23. TRUE OR FALSE? Good argument creates a conversation between two or more parties that advances the discussion – so it’s deliberative as well as persuasive.

24. TRUE OR FALSE? Real inquiry requires us to guard against preconceived ideas and taking what others say at face value.

25. What are the six (6) course learning goals for the First Year Writing and Rhetoric course? (Knowing Words - pages 11-12 – and in the course policies) a. b. c. d. e. f.

26. TRUE OR FALSE? An inference is a logical conclusion based on the facts.

SCHEDULE / WEBSITE http://www.kathrynpieplow.pwrfaculty.org/

27. List 5 kinds of information available to you on the class website (check out the tabs).

28. Where do you go to find the daily assignments for this class?

29. Go to one of the “Grammar” links on the “admin” page of the website. Look up “clichés.” a. What is a cliché?

b. Give me an example of a cliché.

30. Briefly describe the revision log. (check out the revision plan & revision log assignment sheet — go to the “revision” page on the website or find the Revision Log assignment on the schedule – use control to locate it quickly)

31. TRUE OR FALSE? The “revision” tab has a link to a handout on reverse outlines.

32. TRUE OR FALSE? The “research” tab has several forms for keeping a research log.

33. TRUE OR FALSE? The “misc info” tab has a link to “Pieplow’s Pet Peeves and Other Helpful Hints.”

34. What is one of your pet peeves when it comes to writing?

35. TRUE OR FALSE? The “misc info” tab has a link to “how to track changes in Word 2010” and “how to track changes in Word 2013.”

36. TRUE OR FALSE? Word will automatically place, number and renumber footnotes and endnotes for you. (Review the “managing sources and creating footnotes” video link on the “Misc Info” tab of the website.) A BIT OF GRAMMAR

If you need help with any of the following “grammar” questions, use Writer’s Help or go to one of the Grammar sites on the website:

37. Which sentence correctly uses the reflexive pronoun “myself”? (a) If you have any questions about the wedding, contact Dave or myself. (b) I made the cake myself.

38. Which sentence correctly uses “I” or “me”? (a) It was a great road trip for Tim and I. (b) It was a great road trip for Tim and me.

39. Which sentence puts the period in the proper place when you use quotation marks? (a) I am very particular about how you use the reflexive pronoun “myself.” (b) I am very particular about how you use the reflexive pronoun “myself”.

40. Which sentence(s) has the proper pronoun—antecedent noun agreement? (a) Bob and John went to move his car. (b) Bob and John went to move Bob’s car. (c) Bob and John went to move their car.

41. Which is the proper use of the pronoun “that,” “which” or “who”? (a) John Grisham is the man that wrote the book A Time to Kill. (b) John Grisham is the man which wrote the book A Time to Kill. (c) John Grisham is the man who wrote the book A Time to Kill. (d) None of the above

January 6, 2016