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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. Can be used in a group work to assist writers in raising their awareness about the quality of their contributions to the group; part of any writing assignment to summarize strengths and weaknesses they see in their writing
mapping
self-assessment
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
general reading public
2. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
tone
holistic scoring
assertion
point of view
3. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure
unity
paraphrase
the claim - the support - the warrant
introductory paragraph
4. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
source
sarcasm
basic requirements for a thesis statement
focus
5. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
plagerizing
counterpoints
persuasive / argumentative writing
journalistic questions
6. Toulman's model of arguement
the claim - the support - the warrant
audience characteristics
quotations
ways to avoid generalizations
7. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
praise
rhetorical strategies
quotations
counterpoints
8. Flm - art - media - and so on
steps of revision
analogies
other sources
scholarly writing
9. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
classification
types of presentation strategies
rhetorical features
purposes of writing
10. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic
brainstorming
specific language
evidence
ways to organize a passage
11. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
shaping
drafting
stages of the writing process
peer review
12. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
elements in an argument
internet
appeal to authority
portfolios
13. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
APA
problem and solution
cause and effect
elements in an argument
14. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
process writing
coherence
purpose
thesis statement end
15. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
revising
types of presentation strategies
reference works
purpose
16. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
workplace writing
major activities of revision
specific language
plagerizing
17. Online: dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on; various search engines and portals to gather ideas and information
workplace writing
internet
counterpoints
editing
18. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it
assertion
introductory paragraph
coherence
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
19. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
extended metaphor
expository
editing
evaluating
20. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
climax
quotations
brainstorming
classification
21. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
shaping
topic sentence
persuasive
argument
22. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
brainstorming
drafting
expository
sarcasm
23. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details
types of discourse
revising
illustration
style
24. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
RENNS
style
MLA
direct quotation
25. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship
analogies
expository
paraphrase
focused free writing
26. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
developmen
location
expository
tone
27. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
paraphrase
chronological order
developmen
APA
28. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
RENNS
audience
analogies
topic sentence
29. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
assertion
introductory paragraph
guidelines for evaluating evidence
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
30. 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
the claim - the support - the warrant
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
topic sentence
31. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
rhetorical strategies
RENNS
reference works
peer review
32. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
tone
illustration
stages of the writing process
guidelines for evaluating evidence
33. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
expository
writing activities
indirect quotations
rhetorical features
34. Age - gender - ethic backgrounds - political philosophies - religious beliefs - roles (student - parent - voter - wage earner - property owner - veteran) - interests hobbies - level of education - amount of general or specialized knowledge about the
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
topic sentence
brainstorming
audience characteristics
35. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
techniques for coherence
ways to avoid generalizations
revising
general reading public
36. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about
evaluating
cause and effect
subject writing
free writing
37. 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
process writing
classification
audience
revising
38. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
analogies
classification
types of presentation strategies
compare and contrast
39. Performing speeches - plays - videos; making a speech - participating in debate; creating booklets - brochures - family scrapbooks - or personal web pages; publishing a school newspaper - magazine - or portfolio; submitting work for publication beyon
steps of revision
types of presentation strategies
focused free writing
editing
40. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
source
plagerizing
argument
persuasive
41. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)
scoring rubics
types of presentation strategies
proofreading
spatial sequence
42. Number - letters - indentations signaling groups and levels of importance; each level has more than one entry; all subdivisions are at the same level of generality; headings don't overlap; only first word (and proper nouns) of each entry capitalize;
coherence
formal outline guidelines
cause and effect
RENNS
43. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
cause and effect
self-assessment
peer review
holistic scoring
44. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
focus
revising
scoring rubics
audience characteristics
45. 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)
formal outline guidelines
proofreading
other sources
46. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
cause and effect
internet
evidence
types of discourse
47. Add (insert needed words - sentences - paragraphs) - cut (get rid of whatever goes off topic) - replace (as needed - substitute words - sentences - paragraphs) - move material around (changing sequence of paragraphs)
major activities of revision
mapping
chronological order
introductory paragraph
48. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
purpose
shaping
climax
counterpoints
49. The 'going public' stage of writing
guidelines for evaluating evidence
indirect quotations
editing
publishing
50. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
indirect quotations
other sources
direct quotation
rhetorical features