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Writing Process
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Study First
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. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
comparison
peer review
classification
steps of revision
2. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
proofreading
assertion
reference works
style
3. 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
portfolios
audience characteristics
MLA
direct quotation
4. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
unity
rhetorical features
source
drafting
5. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
focus
general reading public
cause and effect
subject
6. 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
argument
steps of revision
analogies
7. Vague words are avoided
creative writing
topic sentence
specific language
argument
8. Flm - art - media - and so on
audience characteristics
other sources
types of discourse
introductory paragraph
9. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
RENNS
tone
peer review
point of view
10. 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
audience characteristics
coherence
process writing
peer review
11. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
holistic scoring
point of view
major activities of revision
editing
12. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
chronological order
RENNS
basic requirements for a thesis statement
expository
13. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
evaluating
sarcasm
proofreading
topic sentence
14. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
audience
focused free writing
thesis statement end
drafting
15. Toulman's model of arguement
prewriting
rhetorical features
the claim - the support - the warrant
typical elements in informative essay
16. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
typical elements in informative essay
coherence
thesis statement end
cause and effect
17. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
journalistic questions
RENNS
formal outline guidelines
drafting
18. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry
audience
extended metaphor
chronological order
analogies
19. 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
paraphrase
problem and solution
evidence
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
20. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
types of source material
expository
holistic scoring
process writing
21. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
appeal to emotion
the claim - the support - the warrant
developmen
journalistic questions
22. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility
other sources
plagerizing
proofreading
ways to avoid generalizations
23. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
other sources
sarcasm
counterpoints
indirect quotations
24. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
ways to organize a passage
other sources
revising
chronological order
25. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
focus
student-created sources
reference works
plagerizing
26. Your assertion that conveys your point of view
subject
focus
self-assessment
topic sentence
27. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
typical elements in informative essay
extended metaphor
revising
scholarly writing
28. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
coherence
rhetorical features
focused free writing
personal writing
29. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
climax
writing activities
focus
chronological order
30. 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;
techniques for coherence
formal outline guidelines
drafting
audience
31. 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
scoring rubics
writing activities
peer review
illustration
32. 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
developmen
free writing
holistic scoring
compare and contrast
33. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
plagerizing
problem and solution
illustration
evidence
34. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
general reading public
elements in an argument
introductory paragraph
stages of the writing process
35. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
journalistic questions
cause and effect
unity
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
36. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic
introductory paragraph
portfolios
brainstorming
peer review
37. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
quotations
purposes of writing
style
comparison
38. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
purpose
self-assessment
drafting
thesis statement end
39. 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
direct quotation
steps of revision
holistic scoring
generalizations
40. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
steps of revision
compare and contrast
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
editing
41. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
generalizations
drafting
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
persuasive
42. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
plagerizing
mapping
shaping
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
43. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
creative
reference works
assertion
expository
44. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure
summar
thesis statement end
spatial sequence
typical elements in informative essay
45. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
basic requirements for a thesis statement
other sources
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
process writing
46. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure
workplace writing
persuasive / argumentative writing
thesis statement end
paraphrase
47. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
evaluating
general reading public
free writing
analogies
48. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
introductory paragraph
formal outline guidelines
unity
paraphrase
49. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
formal outline guidelines
coherence
process writing
expository
50. 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
persuasive
process writing
editing
brainstorming