English 102 Final Exam Guide
Overview: Often, when students are asked to revise, they interpret that they are being asked to go make the changes that the professor marked. This is not the goal of revision. Revision basically means “re-seeing” what you have written. This often involves drastic changes in components of your writing relating to focus, organization, development, and coherence (clarity). This is NOT simply making a few basic changes where an instructor makes some marks, nor is it mainly about commas, grammar, and other such concerns (which are important). Editing and proofreading come AFTER the revising portion.
Assignment: There are two parts. You must complete both for your final exam to be graded.
Part 1: REVISE, EDIT, and PROOFREAD ONE of your MWAs 1-3. You will need to follow the revision process that we have learned and personalized throughout the semester as you improve one of these MWAs to illustrate what you have learned about thinking and writing. The purpose of this revision is primarily to showcase how you have developed your ability to think deeply about social issues throughout the semester, but you will also want to show off all that you have learned about thinking, writing, and the writing process throughout your time in English 101 and 102. Check out the revision process handout on pages 4-6 of this document to see my suggestions on how to go through a thorough and successful revision process.
Part 2: REVIEW, RATE, & REFLECT on your work for each course objective in the table that starts below.
REVIEW what you’ve completed during this course by looking back through your work, including:
your readiness for, preparation for, and contributions to class meetings, discussions, partner or small-group work, etc.
short writing assignments in which you practiced research skills, including
distinguishing primary, secondary, and tertiary sources and genres
locating sources via general search engines as well as specialized electronic databases
evaluating sources
citing sources (in-text and Works Cited pages, MLA)
writing process work, including
rough drafts
peer reviews
revision & editing
RATE your work in EACH area in the chart below, beside each item
Rating System:
1 = Rarely: I really struggled, and hardly ever feel sure I’m getting or understanding this.
2 = Sometimes: I still struggle, but I’ve made progress and am getting a better grasp of this.
3 = Mostly: Though my work may have some bobbles and inconsistencies, I have a pretty solid understanding.
4 = Thoroughly: I get this! Besides the occasional minor flaw, my work shows that I have a solid understanding and can apply this skill across different assignments.
REFLECT by adding a 2-3 sentence note after each rating, in the same box:
Be sure to mention which assignments provide evidence to support your rating.
If it is an area with which you are still struggling, discuss how and why.
If it is an area in which you feel you’ve improved, discuss how and why.
BE HONEST! In a reflection, mastery is less important than honesty and a willingness to explore “the reasons why.” Having a better idea about why or how your skills and understanding improved and/or where in some cases they need more work is a sign of progress in and of itself!
ENG 102 Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course the student will be able to . . .
Rating # (see above)
PLUS Your BRIEF Reflective Note
Demonstrate understanding of rhetorical and literary elements and genre conventions that shape print and digital communication, across text-based and visual components.
Use rhetorical awareness and understanding of genre to annotate and analyze readings, select and evaluate sources, and construct their own effective texts.
Recursively engage in writing processes including invention, drafting, reviewing, revising, editing, and proofreading to standards appropriate to rhetorical context and genre conventions.
Select, evaluate, integrate and document support from primary and secondary sources as appropriate for rhetorical situation and genre.
Use feedback from instructors and peers to revise, provide feedback to peers, and reflect upon and assess their own processes and products.
Use technology to complete and enhance writing and research projects, with formatting appropriate to rhetorical situation and genre.
Identify different genres of sources found in both print and digital forms and forums, including electronic databases.
Evaluate sources for credibility and relevance.
Ethically and effectively represent ideas and/or information from primary and secondary sources.
Use MLA for in-text and Works Cited page entries.
* Tip for doing this reflection part most efficiently: download this Word document, save it with a new file name, then type your reflections in the chart. Delete all of the directions so that you only have the chart. Save that. Submit it as part 2 of your final exam (since part 1 is the revision of one of your MWAs).
When is it due?: No later than 11:59pm, Monday, August 2nd
Where to submit?: Submit your MWA revision and this reflection to the Final Exam dropbox.
Revision Grading Information: Your essay revision will be graded based on the quality of your final revised essay. In general students who follow-through on feedback in a thoughtful and not simply “mechanical” way will improve their essay, earning a higher grade that then replaces the original grade.
HOWEVER, please be aware of the following reminders:
You should make changes throughout the entire MWA, not just in the places I marked. Only changing things that I marked will result in no change of grade. In fact, it could result in a reduced grade because your final exam is supposed to show your growth and learning.
Simple editing (correcting mechanics errors in sentencing, punctuation, grammar, spelling, MLA, etc.) does NOT count as “revision” work!
IF revision work is nonexistent or cursory (only minor changes in words or phrases; just removing a problematic passage here and there; failing to address major problems with structure, organization, or development; failing to improve MLA where needed; etc.) THEN points WILL be deducted from the grade given to the original to reflect poor work on the revision. This is rare, but it does happen in cases where a student is either not taking the final exam seriously, or has not allowed the time needed to review and implement feedback in a meaningful way—Please don’t let that happen to you!
Recommended Revising, Editing, and Proofreading Process to Create a “Best Draft”
Overview: Here is a brief overview of the writing and revising processes that have guided us through the semester. Consider how you might use this process to guide you through your revision for the final exam.
Basic overview of the process writers need to go through in order to improve a paper:
Look at the feedback that you received on the rubric and within the text of your graded MWA on D2L. Ensure that the feedback I gave makes sense. Write down some goals based on the feedback and rubric scores you received.
Make a fresh print out of your writing. Begin writing a revision plan for the changes that you are going to make ON YOUR FRESH PRINT OUT.
For example, if you think you should use a new word in a sentence in order to be clearer, write the new word.
If you need to add more details, write in the details that you will add.
If you need to move a detail, sentence, or paragraph, write that plan in your writing.
Make changes to issues related to the following categories from the grading rubric: Focus, Organization, Development, and Coherence.
Type up those changes. Print a fresh copy of this revised version of your work. Now is the time to look for and clarify the editing/ grammar issues you experienced in your original submission.
Look up the grammar issues you had. You can either Google this using credible websites, or you can use the links on the last two pages of this document.
It’s especially important that you consider the repeated grammar notes/ trends in your writing. (You may need to visit me during office hours or go to the ASC for help with this editing portion of the writing process.)
Make a plan based on what you have learned about the editing issues in your work, and make those changes to the MWA. Type those changes up. Print that.
Proofread. Print that (this is most likely the final draft of your revision).
What’s the issue?
Where to look for help?
Subject-Verb Agreement
https://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/subjectVerbAgree.asp
Review verb forms
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/verb-forms/
Using “s” with verbs
-s rule
Active vs. passive voice
voice
Sentence Fragments
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/mistake-of-the-month-sentence-fragments/
Run-on Sentences
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/run-on-sentence-basics/
Vague Pronouns
https://writingcommons.org/open-text/collaboration/140-common-comments/grammar-/511-avoid-vague-pronoun-references
Pronoun Reference and Agreement
Pronoun Agreement & Reference
Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
mod
The Difference Between Noun Possessives and Plurals
poss
Using Articles Conventionally
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/articles/
Parallel Structure
parallel
Nouns
nouns
Plural vs. singular nouns
sing./ plural
Pronouns
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/pronouns/
Adjectives
adj
Verbs
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/verb.htm
Adverbs
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/adverb.htm
Commas review
https://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/commas.asp
Commas with introductory phrases
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/commas-after-introductory-phrases/
Adding one sentence to another using commas
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/coordinating-conjunctions/
Commas –Making Addresses, Place-Names and Dates Clear
https://walton.uark.edu/business-communication-lab/Resources/downloads/Dates_Addresses_Titles_Numbers.pdf
Commas—Indicating When You Are Quoting (Exactly) the Words of Someone Else
https://www2.ivcc.edu/rambo/eng1001/quotes.htm
Separating Words that Are Parts of Lists in Sentences
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/comma-before-and/
Run-on or fused sentence
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/fusedsentence.htm
Commas when adding non-essential info
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/punctuation/commas/commas_with_nonessential_elements.html
Unnecessary Commas
Unnecessary Comma
Colons
:
Semicolons
;
Ellipses
…
Parentheses
( )
Dashes/ hypens
–
Slashes
no slashes
Quotation Marks
“ “
Apostrophes
‘
Periods
https://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/periods.asp
Question Marks
?
Exclamation Points
!
How to format titles in MLA
https://www.ivcc.edu/stylebooks/stylebook4.aspx?id=31492
Capitalizing Words
Numbers
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