English 101 Exam Study Questions with Latest Update

Define rhetoric - Answer-the art of effective speaking or writing (i.e. taking notes, rhetorical questions) Define discourse - Answer-writing and speaking in code words, meanings, references and expectations (i.e. "the hill") Identify the functions of purpose - Answer-the initial intent of your paper; persuade, entertain, inform, communicate, thoughts and emotions Identify the functions of audience - Answer-your primary focus and the ones who will be reading your writing and hearing your presentation; known: people when you know unknown: people whom you may not know multiple: people whom you may and may not have a relationship with Identify the functions of stance - Answer-your position or attitude about a particular topic or subject; communicated through your tone Identify the functions of genre - Answer-category of composition... they have particular conventions for presenting information that help writes write and readers read; essay, reports, letters Identify the functions of medium/design - Answer-the way information to be communicated from one person to another; your format: handwriting, telephone, film "the method" Identify tone - Answer-created through the words you use and the way you approach your subject and audience How can tone be expressed in written form? - Answer-repetition. imagery, sentence structure, contrast Informal tone - Answer-relaxed voice/tone Formal tone - Answer-elevated vocabulary Define argument - Answer-the process of establishing a claim and then providing it with the use of logical reasoning, examples and research Define and identify title - Answer-it introduces the topic of discussion to the audience generates the reader interest in the argument