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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. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
expository
illustration
evidence
thesis statement end
2. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
paraphrase
extended metaphor
topic sentence
techniques for coherence
3. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure
audience
coherence
summar
expository
4. 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
APA
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
chronological order
5. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
drafting
tone
MLA
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
6. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it
assertion
the claim - the support - the warrant
persuasive
rhetorical features
7. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
editing
MLA
general reading public
holistic scoring
8. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
revising
focus
types of source material
chronological order
9. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
guidelines for evaluating evidence
purposes of writing
drafting
process writing
10. 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
cause and effect
rhetorical strategies
subject writing
compare and contrast
11. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
reference works
steps of revision
purpose
purposes of writing
12. 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
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
typical elements in informative essay
indirect quotations
13. 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
typical elements in informative essay
generalizations
reference works
topic sentence
14. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
major activities of revision
prewriting
ways to organize a passage
mapping
15. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
journalistic questions
steps of revision
style
focused free writing
16. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
creative
summar
cause and effect
chronological order
17. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
ways to organize a passage
tone
evidence
free writing
18. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details
writing activities
process writing
illustration
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
19. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
drafting
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
scoring rubics
compare and contrast
20. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
purposes of writing
creative
subject writing
self-assessment
21. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
APA
comparison
unity
introductory paragraph
22. 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
process writing
reference works
stages of the writing process
MLA
23. 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
ways to avoid generalizations
stages of the writing process
the claim - the support - the warrant
elements in an argument
24. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
cause and effect
brainstorming
purpose
developmen
25. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
journalistic questions
direct quotation
unity
drafting
26. Writing nonstop about anything
subject writing
the claim - the support - the warrant
quotations
free writing
27. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
location
appeal to emotion
chronological order
techniques for coherence
28. The 'going public' stage of writing
revising
personal writing
publishing
creative writing
29. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way
purposes of writing
prewriting
argument
formal outline guidelines
30. 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
generalizations
peer review
portfolios
31. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
spatial sequence
purpose
basic requirements for a thesis statement
32. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship
evidence
sarcasm
specific language
analogies
33. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
source
argument
praise
subject
34. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
specific language
climax
steps of revision
student-created sources
35. Addition (also - in addition - too - moveover); example (for example - for instance - on the otherhand - nevertheless); contrast (but - yet - however - on the other hand); comparison (similarly - likewise - in the same way); concession (of course - t
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
peer review
coherence
climax
36. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
subject writing
elements in an argument
persuasive / argumentative writing
indirect quotations
37. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
APA
typical elements in informative essay
techniques for coherence
steps of revision
38. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
sarcasm
steps of revision
free writing
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
39. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
comparison
chronological order
sarcasm
steps of revision
40. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
source
revising
general reading public
publishing
41. 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
proofreading
portfolios
climax
focus
42. Topic that you are discussing
subject
spatial sequence
problem and solution
climax
43. Your assertion that conveys your point of view
scoring rubics
RENNS
focus
style
44. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
developmen
chronological order
location
guidelines for evaluating evidence
45. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
journalistic questions
extended metaphor
appeal to emotion
persuasive
46. 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)
scoring rubics
praise
journalistic questions
major activities of revision
47. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
audience
elements in an argument
journalistic questions
subject writing
48. Online: dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on; various search engines and portals to gather ideas and information
cause and effect
praise
focused free writing
internet
49. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
paraphrase
appeal to emotion
tone
basic requirements for a thesis statement
50. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
stages of the writing process
evaluating
rhetorical features
publishing