ENG 112 Final Exam Study Guide
What is point of view? What are the different points of view? An example of each type. -
✔✔POV: narrator's position in relation to the story being told. 1st, 2nd, & 3rd. I ran, You
ran, He ran.
What point of view is the academic voice? - ✔✔3rd
What are the writing stages? Why is drafting an important stage? - ✔✔Writing stages:
research, prewriting, outlining, drafting, revising, and finalizing. Important because is time
when writers get their ideas on paper.
What is a topic sentence? Why are they important? - ✔✔Topic sentence: basically a
summary of the paper. Important because they are a guide for the writer & reader
How should paragraph look in a paper? Should they be balanced? - ✔✔3-5 sentences,
proportional to paper. (short paragraph short sentences, long paragraphs long sentences)
What happens to your ethos when you have grammatical and punctuation errors? -
✔✔Ethos is credibility, grammatical and punctuation errors make us seem unprofessional
and therefore the reader stops "respecting" the author. Who we cite in our papers reflects
who we trust.
What are biases? How can you avoid using sources that are biased? Provide and example. -
✔✔Bias: prejudice in favor or against something. Avoid bias: by using .edu .us .gov .org. Bias
Source-PETA & NRA (activist sites)
What is an academic database? What kinds of information can you find in a database? -
✔✔Academic database: a collection of info that is commonly used for research & writing.
Info you find: scholarly journals & articles
What is the difference between a web site about juvenile justice and a scholarly journal
article about juvenile justice? - ✔✔Website could give you sources to go when needed. It's
not as professional as scholarly journals. The way they are both written is going to be
different because of the audience.
