1) Brainstorming and freewriting are an important part of the writing process because they

A) give you well-supported evidence for your main point.

B) help you develop ideas you have about a topic.

C) produce a perfectly formed thesis.

D) are your rough draft.

2) Shantel is having a hard time getting started on her Sociology essay. She sees in the syllabus that she's supposed to write essay about a social problem but she's still struggling to get started. What advice would you give Shantel as the best first step?

A) Ask a fellow classmate what they plan to writ about and use their idea.

B) Re-read the prompt carefully and consider the purpose and objective of the paper.

C) Set up an appointment at your campus writing center so they can show you how to get started.

D) Search google for other essays on the same topic.

3) Which plan, outlined below, will give you the best chance of narrowing your topic to something that is appropriate for a research essay?

A)Identify sources on the subject, read each source, and look up each bibliographic entry

B) Look up topic in encyclopedias, note how topic has been broken down, and research some of these sub-topics

C) Find one source in the library and only focus on that source so you don't get overwhelmed with information.

D) Search the library database by topic, read through the source that is returned first, and outline that source

4) Which of the following is the most effective thesis statement for a persuasive essay?

A) There are many reasons to believe that border control enforcement should be expanded.

B) Children are affected both by nature (their DNA) and nurture (their parents' influence).

C) There are many different kinds of hawks in America; each kind has its own unique feeding patterns, migration habits, and habitats.

D) We need stronger state laws to protect the mentally disabled from being robbed by unscrupulous family members.

5) After you've created an outline with your main ideas, what could you do next to help you get closer to writing your first draft?

A) Write the main ideas in a different form like a bubble map or flow chart

B) Type up the handwritten outline so it's easier to read

C) Fill in supporting ideas, subtopics, and evidence

D) Turn the outline in to your professor so they can assure you you're on the right track or not

6) After you've brainstormed ideas about your chosen topic, what is a good next step you could take to produce a first draft?

A) Continue to brainstorm until you're sure you have enough information to write solid first draft

B) Use an essay template or outline to organize and write out the ideas and research you've compiled

C) Write e-mail to your professor to assure that your topic choice is appropriate for the assignment

D) Focus on formatting all of your citations correctly

7) Writing about your experiences, thoughts, observations, or reactions to a topic to develop your ideas is an example of

A) journaling

B) sketching

C) editing

D) mind mapping