English 100-A Exit Essay Preparation

FINISH YOUR WORDS!

100

Also, she stay after school to help us and my math teacher never stay to help us.

Also, she stayed after school to help us and my math teacher never stayed to help us.

200

I look forward to these classes because they were really interesting to me.

I looked forward to these classes because they were really interesting to me.

300

He has work very hard to try and pass this class.

He has worked very hard to try and pass this class.

400

However, that help a lot because they were still working hard for me to have a better education since they were not able to have one.

However, that helped a lot because they were still working hard for me to have a better education since they were not able to have one.

500

Another way in which my math and reading teacher are different is in giving us motivation.

Another way in which my math and reading teachers are different is in giving us motivation.

SENTENCE BOUNDARIES

100

I met four math teachers that impacted my education all in different ways. Each with different aspects of teaching. (Fix the fragment)

I met four math teachers that impacted my education all in different ways, each with different aspects of teaching.

200

Ms. Rendak, a kind teacher that would help out with my homework and actually motivate me to follow my dreams.

Ms. Rendak is/was a kind teacher that would help out with my homework and actually motivate me to follow my dreams.

300

Managed time perfectly and kept students entertained.

He managed time perfectly and kept students entertained. Fragment because of a missing subject.

400

Might of been why he taught the class differently than my other English teacher. (sentence boundaries and word usage issue)

This might have been why he taught the class differently than my other English teacher.

500

I wanted pepperoni and mushrooms on it. Whereas she wanted sausage only. (fragment)

I wanted pepperoni and mushrooms on it, whereas she wanted sausage only.

WORD CHOICE AND PUNCTUATION

100

Some where different others the same. (Fix the word usage and insert a missing comma.)

Some were different, others the same.

200

Is a blessing to have both of my parents because they're amazing people who have grown so much.

My uncles Raul and Alejandro were born and raised in the same house.

300

When you really get into class and start paying attention is when you realize most of the teachers are not the same.

When I really get into class and start paying attention is when I realize most of the teachers are not the same. (Eliminate use of the second person.)

400

Ms. Waltos would at times give a huge amount of homework were it would put students in a not so pleasant mood. (Word usage and missing comma)

Ms. Waltos would at times give a huge amount of homework were it would put students in a not so pleasant mood. (Word usage and missing comma)

500

For instance, their was a day when she gave her students a six page essay that needed to be completed. (Incorrect word usage)

For instance, there was a day when she gave her students a six page essay that needed to be completed.

MISCELLANEOUS

100

This is the date and time of the exit essay

November 30, 2015- 8:00 a.m.

200

True or false: I must path the exit essay in order to pass the course.

False.

300

These are three bullet points that have been written on every in-class essay prompt.

*Blue or black ink *Skip lines *Write only on the front side of the paper.

400

You need two of these (think a number) from two other members of the English department in order to pass the exit essay.

5s

500

How will you know your score on the exit essay and grade for the class?

Conferences will be held during the final week of class.

ESSAY STRUCTURE

100

What are the three types of paragraphs you need to write in this essay? How many total paragraphs do you need to write?

Introduction, body, and conclusion 5

200

This is the most important sentence in the entire essay because it gives away the main idea of what the paper is about. It should be located as the final sentence of the introduction.

Thesis statement.

300

This should be the first sentence of all my body paragraphs.

Topic sentence.

400

What is the minimum number of sentences for an in-class essay?

5

500

Give me the three other elements of a body paragraph besides the (*blank*) Must answer the 300 point question first.

Topic sentence Supporting details Example Connect the example back to the topic sentence/analysis