Final Exam Review

English 150 Final Exam Study Guide

Great Writing and The Little Brown Handbook must be turned in to me before you can take the final exam. What you need to know: The characteristics of the Narrative Essay – Page 58 Great Writing The characteristics of the Process Analysis Essay – Page 196 Great Writing Be familiar with the basic story of the film “Good Night and Good Luck.” The elements of a good Thesis Statement – notes – Brown – Chapter 2 What is and is not a sentence fragment – notes – Brown – Page 336-337(new) Page 348-356 (old) What is an object pronoun – Brown – Page 268 (new) Page 275-283 (old) The proper usage of quotation marks - Brown Page 469-470 (new) Page 494-501 (old) The characteristics of the Exemplification Essay Great Writing – Page 144 Basics about Rube Goldberg - notes The characteristics of the Personal Essay – This I Believe Notes “Camping Out” – Hemingway Great Writing Page 212 Grammar Review – parts of speech, etc. – Brown – Page 235 (new) Page 240 (old) The elements of the writing process – Brown – Chapter One (new and old) “We Real Cool” – Gwendolyn Brooks – Great Writing – Page 183 Lonnie Moore’s “How To Become A Better Writer.” – Great Writing Page 269 Edward R. Murrow – Background - notes