ALL ENGL 2311 CLASSES: EXAM II

Exam II is scheduled for Tuesday, 3/25/08 for the class
that meets on TT, and it is scheduled for Wednesday,
3/26/08, for the classes that meet on MW and Wednesday night.
Bring a blue scan sheet and a #2 pencil.
Here are some sample questions to give you an
idea of how the questions may be written. These
exact questions may or may not be on the test.

1. If you enclose any other document with your
letter, you indicate this enclosure one line below
the signature. A. T; B. F; C. if the document is
important; D. only if you want to.

2. If you are writing an Arguable Claims letter,
you should use the ____. A. direct pattern;
B. the indirect patters; C. either of these;
D. neither of these.

3. In the Modified Block Letter, you signature
appears ___. A. flush with the left margin;
B. flush with the right margin; C. in the center
of the letter; D. any of these three places.

4. Any time that you use a list in a letter, you
should place a period at the end of each item
in the list. A. T; B. F; C. if you prefer to do so

5. Every visual must include a source. A. T; B. F;
C. Only if the source is reliable

6. A graph and a chart are the same type of
visual. A. T; B. F; C.if they show the same
information; D. if they are properly labeled

7. The term "Graphic Illustrations" includes___.
A. charts; B. graphs; C. both A and B;
D. neither A or B

8. Illustrations show ___. A. temporal relationships;
B. spatial relationships; C. alphabetical
relationsips; D. causal relationshiips

9. What are the two letter patterns that are
used for Good News and Bad News letters?

10. The three parts that a sentence definition must
include are _____________________________________.

11. The seven parts of a letter are _____________
________________________________________________.

12. You will be given two visuals to evaluate to
see if they are distorted. You can do this by knowing
what is involved in drawing charts and graphs.
Study the instructions in the visuals exercises.

13. I will take samples of these visuals from the text book,
so you can study the ones in the book. You must precisely
identify them by writing the kind of visual. In other words,
you cannot say "This is a chart." Be able to identify these:
a. a Gant Chart; b. a flow chart; c. an organizational chart;
d. an exploded diagram; e. clip art; e. a simple bar graph;
f. a multiple bar graph; g. horizontal and
verticle bar graphs; h. a complex table; i. a deviation graph;
j. a pie chart; k. a simple line graph; l. a multiple line graph.
You can find all of these in Chapter 14.

14. What are the four types of visuals?

15. You will also have to type a brief letter,
so practice by typing the seven parts of the letter.
We also discussed two organizing patterns (page 420)
(good news [direct pattern], bad news [indiect pattern], and
the routine claim letter [direct pattern]. You will have
to use the correct type of letter and format and
spacing (pages 414-415)for the situation that I present
on the test.

As usual 60-70 multiple choice questions will also be on
the test.

Wednesday 3/12/08 and Thursday 3/13/08

1. Bring a calculator and a straight edge.
We will draw two visuals as part of Exam II.
2. We will see a video on "Writing Letters of
Application."
3. Think about Spring Break, March 16-22.

Wednesday night, 3/12/08

1. Complete the Study Guide for Chapter 21
"Technical Descriptions and Specifications."
2. Bring a calculator is you have one because
you will have the visuals part of your
exam tonight.
3. We will see a video on "Writing Letters of
Application."
4. Think about Spring Break, March 16-22.

Monday, 3/10/08 or Tuesday 3/11/08

1. Complete the Study Guide for Chapter 21
"Technical Descriptions and Specifications."
2. Study drawing visuals because you will
complete this portion of your Exam next class
period. Bring a calculator if you have one.

ALL ENGL 2311 CLASSES

You should have AT LEAST five research articles no later
than March 26 or 27 for the day classes or March 26 for
the night class. Print, read, underline or highlight,
and write a summary or paraphrase for each article. Use
a separate article summary page for each article.
As you read different articles, you will notice that the
information will be related because you are looking for
a narrowed topic. If you are having any problems finding
articles, please let me know as soon as possible. You
should have at least two articles by the end of next week.
I will look at them on 3/12/08 or 3/13/08, whenever your
class meets.