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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. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
shaping
purpose
MLA
RENNS
2. Topic that you are discussing
peer review
revising
subject
expository
3. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
stages of the writing process
quotations
point of view
creative writing
4. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
self-assessment
specific language
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
evidence
5. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
focus
focused free writing
expository
guidelines for evaluating evidence
6. Impressionistic; method based on theory that a whole piece of writing is greater than the sum of its parts; essays are read for a total impression they create - rather than individual aspects; grammar - spelling - and organization should not be consi
subject writing
direct quotation
basic requirements for a thesis statement
holistic scoring
7. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
the claim - the support - the warrant
mapping
brainstorming
elements in an argument
8. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
elements in an argument
specific language
source
audience
9. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
expository
writing activities
point of view
process writing
10. The 'going public' stage of writing
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
publishing
basic requirements for a thesis statement
free writing
11. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
sarcasm
techniques for coherence
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
peer review
12. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
classification
creative writing
holistic scoring
generalizations
13. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
portfolios
shaping
plagerizing
editing
14. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details
guidelines for evaluating evidence
assertion
illustration
counterpoints
15. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
developmen
editing
journalistic questions
location
16. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
introductory paragraph
elements in an argument
drafting
peer review
17. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
MLA
chronological order
coherence
point of view
18. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
focus
evidence
praise
plagerizing
19. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
expository
summar
appeal to emotion
persuasive
20. 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
persuasive / argumentative writing
types of presentation strategies
classification
generalizations
21. 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
steps of revision
self-assessment
counterpoints
ways to avoid generalizations
22. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
expository
brainstorming
creative
creative writing
23. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure
process writing
creative
argument
paraphrase
24. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way
argument
major activities of revision
shaping
editing
25. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
compare and contrast
workplace writing
topic sentence
scholarly writing
26. 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;
shaping
style
counterpoints
formal outline guidelines
27. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
purposes of writing
plagerizing
journalistic questions
stages of the writing process
28. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
unity
revising
techniques for coherence
audience
29. 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)
ways to avoid generalizations
personal writing
student-created sources
major activities of revision
30. 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
evaluating
rhetorical strategies
process writing
personal writing
31. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
elements in an argument
reference works
unity
argument
32. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
holistic scoring
types of source material
purposes of writing
tone
33. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
style
MLA
peer review
shaping
34. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
generalizations
typical elements in informative essay
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
quotations
35. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
scoring rubics
climax
major activities of revision
journalistic questions
36. Used to show similarities and differences (key words: although - but - still - yet - compared with - as opposed to - different from - either/or - neither/nor - in common - similarly
evidence
compare and contrast
unity
formal outline guidelines
37. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
RENNS
personal writing
cause and effect
audience characteristics
38. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy
creative writing
revising
APA
prewriting
39. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
stages of the writing process
specific language
revising
editing
40. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)
spatial sequence
location
basic requirements for a thesis statement
mapping
41. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
summar
rhetorical strategies
tone
APA
42. Writing nonstop about anything
revising
free writing
process writing
illustration
43. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
persuasive
unity
drafting
workplace writing
44. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
indirect quotations
holistic scoring
rhetorical strategies
illustration
45. 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
introductory paragraph
elements in an argument
publishing
46. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
focus
direct quotation
persuasive
process writing
47. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
assertion
general reading public
climax
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
48. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
problem and solution
chronological order
MLA
editing
49. Descriptive scoring schemes that are developed by teachers and other evaluators to guide analysis of the products or process of a a students efforts; scoring requires certain criteria to be met; example: (3) meets expectation (2) adequate (1) needs i
evidence
reference works
style
scoring rubics
50. This is the stage of writing that involves rewriting or 're-seeing;' emphasis is place on examining sentence structure - word choice - voice - and organization of the piece
revising
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
plagerizing
compare and contrast