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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. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
MLA
quotations
persuasive
expository
2. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
evaluating
student-created sources
quotations
steps of revision
3. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
holistic scoring
persuasive
workplace writing
focus
4. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
unity
source
purposes of writing
persuasive
5. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
brainstorming
chronological order
stages of the writing process
mapping
6. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
writing activities
focused free writing
climax
style
7. The 'going public' stage of writing
revising
rhetorical strategies
types of discourse
publishing
8. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
formal outline guidelines
prewriting
APA
direct quotation
9. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
counterpoints
coherence
types of source material
creative writing
10. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
focus
revising
extended metaphor
style
11. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
cause and effect
scholarly writing
techniques for coherence
shaping
12. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
comparison
paraphrase
developmen
praise
13. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
RENNS
rhetorical features
tone
persuasive / argumentative writing
14. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
rhetorical strategies
publishing
proofreading
assertion
15. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)
unity
spatial sequence
steps of revision
elements in an argument
16. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
types of source material
point of view
techniques for coherence
student-created sources
17. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
subject
APA
types of source material
summar
18. Topic that you are discussing
editing
techniques for coherence
subject
audience characteristics
19. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
classification
prewriting
shaping
plagerizing
20. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
mapping
typical elements in informative essay
scoring rubics
guidelines for evaluating evidence
21. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
summar
tone
journalistic questions
proofreading
22. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
rhetorical strategies
formal outline guidelines
basic requirements for a thesis statement
tone
23. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
spatial sequence
illustration
holistic scoring
appeal to authority
24. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
classification
thesis statement end
praise
free writing
25. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
persuasive
creative
stages of the writing process
purpose
26. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
expository
purpose
editing
purposes of writing
27. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
subject writing
specific language
analogies
ways to organize a passage
28. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
tone
source
climax
developmen
29. Writers can express their innermost thoughts - feelings - and responses through a variety of personal writing - including journal writing - diaries - logs - personal narratives - and personal essays
assertion
praise
introductory paragraph
personal writing
30. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
holistic scoring
coherence
prewriting
ways to organize a passage
31. 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
prewriting
creative writing
source
reference works
32. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
purpose
argument
APA
types of presentation strategies
33. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
shaping
purposes of writing
topic sentence
publishing
34. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
formal outline guidelines
editing
personal writing
35. 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
classification
generalizations
major activities of revision
comparison
36. 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
elements in an argument
process writing
tone
internet
37. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
APA
praise
tone
chronological order
38. 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
holistic scoring
thesis statement end
argument
quotations
39. 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
tone
self-assessment
holistic scoring
audience characteristics
40. 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
focused free writing
developmen
thesis statement end
41. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
developmen
evaluating
generalizations
chronological order
42. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
introductory paragraph
cause and effect
chronological order
expository
43. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
RENNS
specific language
stages of the writing process
persuasive / argumentative writing
44. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
scholarly writing
quotations
audience characteristics
purpose
45. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
location
drafting
expository
types of discourse
46. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
prewriting
focus
creative
comparison
47. 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
personal writing
audience characteristics
appeal to emotion
revising
48. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way
argument
climax
major activities of revision
journalistic questions
49. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
student-created sources
audience
praise
style
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
APA
ways to avoid generalizations
location