chapters 8-9

chapter 8
1) _________ is an effective prewriting strategy that can keep your ideas organized.
a) brainstorming
b) outline
c) sleeping
d) none of the above

2) One of the most important things to consider in writing an effective title for your essay is
a) simply labeling the paper
b) writing a strong title that attracts attention, introduces thesis, and helps focus the essay
c) whether your paper deserves a title
d) all of the above

3) Titles can
a) decorate your paper nicely
b) help the writer kill time while in writer's block
c) state or summarize the writer's thesis

4) Introductions should
a) arouse attention, state your point, and prepare reader's for what follows
b) bore the reader into a state of mental paralysis
c) be a tangent, completely irrelevant to your essay to throw the reader's off of your actual point

Chapter 9

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