Introduction to Academic Writing Final Exam Essay Topics

Final Exam Open-ended Questions
Topics
(10 questions, 2 points each)

1. 
   5 elements of good writing.
   
2. 
   Transitional devices and linking words.
   
3. 
   Paragraph; structure of a paragraph.
   
4. 
   Types of paragraph.
   
5. 
   Topic sentence; elements of topic sentence.
   
6. 
   Fragment.
   
7. 
   What is a concluding sentence?
   
8. 
   What is a fragment? Explain and give examples.
   
9. 
   Structure of an essay.
   
10. 
    Thesis statement.
    
11. 
    Opinion paragraph& essay.
    
12. 
    Fact vs Opinion.
    
13. 
    Redundancy and vague language.
    
14. 
    Summary.
    
15. 
    Plagiarism.
    
16. 
    Paraphrasing.
    
17. 
    Parallel structure.
    
18. 
    Referencing.