Lessons
What was the first music video we watched in class together?
"Tim McGraw" --Taylor Swift
For film titles, are they underlined, italicized, or in quotations for proper MLA format?
Italics
What is workplace writing?
§“Workplace writing is any kind of writing or composing you do in a business or professional setting” (175).
What are the two required books for this course?
The Bedford Book of Genres & The Well-Crafted Sentence
What area of English am I studying for my Master's degree?
Ethnic and Regional Literature
What tv show did we watch in class the first week?
Impractical Jokers
What is the function of a semicolon?
To separate two independent clauses.
What is a memo?
Which are internal and generally fairly short informational updates; reports, which can be internal or external and are generally long and complex, giving a rich analysis of the situation, often with recommendations
Where do job seekers place their contact information on their resumes?
At the top of the page, below their name
Where did I attend undergrad?
Austin College
What scary clip did we watch for the horror genre?
"The Haunting of Hill House" trailer
What is an interrogative sentence?
A question
What is a cover letter?
§“Sometimes called a job application letter, is a persuasive piece of business writing that accompanies a resume (and sometimes other documents)” (176)
What type of spacing do resumes require?
Single-spacing
Was I in a fraternity, sorority, both, or neither?
Both
What historical fiction clip did we watch to understand historical fiction as a genre?
"The Beguiled" trailer
What is a comma splice?
Misplaced comma OR lack of comma when one is needed
What three villains did we write resumes for?
Maleficent, Gaston, and Ursula
What fairy tale clip did we watch in class for the fairy tale lesson?
Cinderella (2015) trailer
What is my favorite literary genre?
Horror
What romantic clip did we watch to understand the romance genre?
"All the Bright Places" trailer
What is a complex sentence?
One independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
What is the difference between ethos and logos?
Ethos establishes credibility of the writer, while incorporates facts and research into the argument.
What does PEEP stand for?
Point, Example, Explanation, Purpose
Where am I from?
AR, GA, TX