**Objective
For this exam, you’ll choose one of the assigned topics and
write an outline or graphic organizer to plan and develop
your information before you begin to draft your essay.
The information you use to prepare your graphic organizer
should be based on your own knowledge and experience of
your subject. If you do research or incorporate information
that’s not considered common knowledge into your prewriting,
you must cite it according to MLA format. Refer to Chapters
22–23 in Successful College Writing or Chapters 39–40 in The
Little, Brown Essential Handbook.
For this exam, you’ll do the following:
* Identify the steps in the writing process
* Use prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing to write
formal, college-level essays
* Distinguish among different patterns of development
* Apply an appropriate pattern of development to a specific
purpose and audience
* Write effective thesis statements
* Develop paragraphs using topic sentences, adequate
detail, supporting evidence, and transitions
* Apply the conventions of standard written American
English to produce correct, well-written essays
**Topic
You will choose one of the following topic areas. Review the
graphic organizer on page 416 in your textbook. The graphic
organizer that you create doesn’t need to have boxed outlines
or arrows, but it should show your organization.
Choose one of the following topics, and divide it into classes.
n Sports—general, types of fans, or influence on culture
n Genres of movies, television shows, or video games
n Social media or networking sites and applications
n Places you’ve lived, visited, or vacationed
As an example, the following is a graphic organizer for the
topic “Types of Food.”
ATTACHED IS AN EXAMPLE
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