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Writing Process
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writing-skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Vague words are avoided
point of view
creative writing
self-assessment
specific language
2. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
creative
mapping
comparison
developmen
3. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
problem and solution
appeal to authority
purpose
compare and contrast
4. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
compare and contrast
reference works
focused free writing
location
5. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
indirect quotations
evidence
style
classification
6. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
classification
tone
expository
paraphrase
7. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
basic requirements for a thesis statement
publishing
comparison
workplace writing
8. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
subject
counterpoints
comparison
scoring rubics
9. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
audience
drafting
cause and effect
thesis statement end
10. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
general reading public
coherence
point of view
elements in an argument
11. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
ways to organize a passage
extended metaphor
assertion
appeal to emotion
12. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
quotations
internet
coherence
topic sentence
13. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
paraphrase
quotations
purposes of writing
techniques for coherence
14. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
extended metaphor
purposes of writing
quotations
thesis statement end
15. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
direct quotation
purpose
classification
specific language
16. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
proofreading
types of discourse
subject
thesis statement end
17. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
RENNS
quotations
writing activities
comparison
18. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
techniques for coherence
types of presentation strategies
persuasive
subject writing
19. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
the claim - the support - the warrant
tone
unity
plagerizing
20. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
location
analogies
steps of revision
direct quotation
21. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
specific language
tone
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
types of discourse
22. Flm - art - media - and so on
stages of the writing process
summar
typical elements in informative essay
other sources
23. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
steps of revision
workplace writing
portfolios
APA
24. Be specific - use facts/data/statistics - use/attribute quotes; quantify don't qualify; use of 'it seems -' try not to overstate situation - base writing on authority - break down the topic
writing activities
ways to avoid generalizations
audience characteristics
thesis statement end
25. Can overstate or understate a fact; can cause skepticism; undermine the writer's authority; (key words: all - everyone - always - many - never - nobody); creates inaccuracies; can produce false statements
journalistic questions
praise
shaping
generalizations
26. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
point of view
focus
expository
sarcasm
27. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
focused free writing
purposes of writing
peer review
indirect quotations
28. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
shaping
subject writing
counterpoints
cause and effect
29. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry
extended metaphor
summar
appeal to emotion
typical elements in informative essay
30. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
praise
quotations
steps of revision
developmen
31. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
compare and contrast
rhetorical features
drafting
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
32. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
subject
chronological order
subject writing
problem and solution
33. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
summar
spatial sequence
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
revising
34. Examples of student's essays - created to organize and explain their selections for end-of-term writing; reveals how much students learn from such reflection; careful attention to students reflections invites instructors to change their approach so t
cause and effect
types of source material
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
portfolios
35. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
brainstorming
tone
argument
formal outline guidelines
36. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
writing activities
cause and effect
extended metaphor
indirect quotations
37. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
portfolios
ways to organize a passage
MLA
purposes of writing
38. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material
spatial sequence
shaping
summar
ways to avoid generalizations
39. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
rhetorical features
the claim - the support - the warrant
student-created sources
cause and effect
40. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
elements in an argument
drafting
publishing
APA
41. Learning how to write by writing; is an approach which encourages students to communicate their own written messages while simultaneously developing their literacy skills in speaking and reading rather than delaying involvement in the writing process
style
appeal to emotion
process writing
sarcasm
42. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
personal writing
APA
classification
evaluating
43. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
audience
workplace writing
portfolios
reference works
44. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas
steps of revision
style
guidelines for evaluating evidence
revising
45. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
subject writing
point of view
MLA
paraphrase
46. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
audience characteristics
free writing
revising
subject writing
47. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
problem and solution
shaping
thesis statement end
elements in an argument
48. A pictorial way of constructing knowledge and organizing information; they help the student convert and compress a lot of seemingly disjointed information into a structured - simple-to-read - graphic display; the resulting visual display conveys comp
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
audience
cause and effect
argument
49. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
cause and effect
shaping
holistic scoring
persuasive
50. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
introductory paragraph
creative writing
free writing
appeal to authority
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