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Writing Process
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Subject
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writing-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
ways to organize a passage
techniques for coherence
steps of revision
introductory paragraph
2. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
audience characteristics
praise
introductory paragraph
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
3. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility
proofreading
shaping
appeal to authority
generalizations
4. 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
audience
tone
holistic scoring
extended metaphor
5. 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)
comparison
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
subject writing
major activities of revision
6. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic
reference works
brainstorming
guidelines for evaluating evidence
self-assessment
7. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship
scoring rubics
appeal to authority
stages of the writing process
analogies
8. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
audience characteristics
types of source material
stages of the writing process
specific language
9. 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
climax
evidence
process writing
types of source material
10. 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
cause and effect
extended metaphor
generalizations
focused free writing
11. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
counterpoints
location
argument
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
12. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
rhetorical strategies
MLA
illustration
workplace writing
13. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)
compare and contrast
problem and solution
persuasive
tone
14. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
editing
topic sentence
guidelines for evaluating evidence
analogies
15. 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;
spatial sequence
purpose
quotations
formal outline guidelines
16. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
audience
tone
shaping
paraphrase
17. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
subject writing
compare and contrast
praise
rhetorical features
18. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
journalistic questions
holistic scoring
scoring rubics
editing
19. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
chronological order
elements in an argument
editing
evaluating
20. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
summar
ways to organize a passage
analogies
other sources
21. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
focus
coherence
audience
persuasive
22. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
chronological order
creative
formal outline guidelines
thesis statement end
23. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
types of discourse
sarcasm
unity
revising
24. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
location
student-created sources
elements in an argument
internet
25. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
cause and effect
holistic scoring
drafting
portfolios
26. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas
guidelines for evaluating evidence
persuasive / argumentative writing
shaping
style
27. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
basic requirements for a thesis statement
creative
direct quotation
thesis statement end
28. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
counterpoints
topic sentence
chronological order
generalizations
29. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
rhetorical features
introductory paragraph
plagerizing
indirect quotations
30. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
holistic scoring
tone
purpose
audience characteristics
31. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
typical elements in informative essay
proofreading
workplace writing
steps of revision
32. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about
proofreading
subject writing
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
types of source material
33. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
persuasive / argumentative writing
argument
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
developmen
34. Vague words are avoided
cause and effect
scoring rubics
specific language
revising
35. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
appeal to authority
comparison
persuasive / argumentative writing
argument
36. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
student-created sources
shaping
brainstorming
cause and effect
37. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
revising
steps of revision
sarcasm
developmen
38. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
general reading public
plagerizing
mapping
student-created sources
39. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
rhetorical features
creative
editing
elements in an argument
40. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
editing
proofreading
focused free writing
elements in an argument
41. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
student-created sources
persuasive
rhetorical features
analogies
42. 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
guidelines for evaluating evidence
focus
comparison
audience characteristics
43. Topic that you are discussing
evidence
audience
proofreading
subject
44. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
formal outline guidelines
peer review
stages of the writing process
the claim - the support - the warrant
45. The 'going public' stage of writing
typical elements in informative essay
personal writing
summar
publishing
46. 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
ways to avoid generalizations
argument
types of presentation strategies
formal outline guidelines
47. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
basic requirements for a thesis statement
elements in an argument
types of source material
APA
48. This stage of the writing process involve gathering and selecting ideas; teachers can help students in several ways: creating lists - researching - brainstorming -reading to discover more about the author's style - talking - collecting memorabilia or
tone
chronological order
prewriting
developmen
49. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
proofreading
revising
subject
praise
50. 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
generalizations
personal writing
portfolios
topic sentence