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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. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
process writing
MLA
workplace writing
assertion
2. 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;
sarcasm
formal outline guidelines
audience characteristics
types of presentation strategies
3. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
shaping
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
free writing
holistic scoring
4. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
topic sentence
problem and solution
purpose
guidelines for evaluating evidence
5. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
indirect quotations
general reading public
creative
unity
6. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
source
tone
appeal to emotion
unity
7. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
basic requirements for a thesis statement
workplace writing
compare and contrast
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
8. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship
analogies
counterpoints
subject
appeal to authority
9. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
tone
comparison
assertion
counterpoints
10. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
tone
brainstorming
techniques for coherence
assertion
11. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
compare and contrast
revising
creative writing
drafting
12. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
source
rhetorical strategies
quotations
mapping
13. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
appeal to emotion
illustration
RENNS
rhetorical features
14. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
purposes of writing
chronological order
ways to organize a passage
tone
15. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)
prewriting
purpose
spatial sequence
unity
16. 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
types of presentation strategies
developmen
argument
publishing
17. 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)
expository
major activities of revision
holistic scoring
specific language
18. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
sarcasm
publishing
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
audience
19. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
direct quotation
steps of revision
evaluating
journalistic questions
20. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy
purposes of writing
student-created sources
creative writing
paraphrase
21. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
persuasive / argumentative writing
cause and effect
introductory paragraph
tone
22. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
expository
persuasive / argumentative writing
process writing
persuasive
23. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
appeal to emotion
types of discourse
assertion
subject writing
24. Be specific - use facts/data/statistics - use/attribute quotes; quantify don't qualify; use of 'it seems -' try not to overstate situation - base writing on authority - break down the topic
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
climax
ways to avoid generalizations
source
25. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility
writing activities
evidence
types of presentation strategies
proofreading
26. Vague words are avoided
specific language
developmen
free writing
publishing
27. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
process writing
comparison
guidelines for evaluating evidence
summar
28. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
subject writing
writing activities
journalistic questions
thesis statement end
29. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
creative writing
general reading public
paraphrase
30. Your assertion that conveys your point of view
focus
stages of the writing process
location
appeal to emotion
31. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
tone
specific language
developmen
introductory paragraph
32. 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
MLA
elements in an argument
holistic scoring
personal writing
33. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
chronological order
prewriting
elements in an argument
subject
34. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
mapping
chronological order
indirect quotations
reference works
35. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it
assertion
appeal to emotion
types of presentation strategies
counterpoints
36. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
focused free writing
audience
steps of revision
counterpoints
37. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
cause and effect
general reading public
ways to organize a passage
appeal to authority
38. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
tone
ways to organize a passage
location
summar
39. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
problem and solution
audience
journalistic questions
appeal to authority
40. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
evaluating
indirect quotations
shaping
purposes of writing
41. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
introductory paragraph
direct quotation
revising
elements in an argument
42. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms
chronological order
shaping
publishing
scholarly writing
43. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
shaping
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
revising
style
44. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
APA
holistic scoring
cause and effect
specific language
45. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)
focus
writing activities
problem and solution
analogies
46. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
subject
peer review
editing
cause and effect
47. Writing nonstop about anything
problem and solution
source
free writing
MLA
48. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
prewriting
ways to avoid generalizations
drafting
student-created sources
49. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
generalizations
writing activities
basic requirements for a thesis statement
general reading public
50. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
problem and solution
purpose
topic sentence
mapping