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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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1. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
persuasive / argumentative writing
publishing
RENNS
focus
2. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
types of source material
climax
expository
appeal to emotion
3. Topic that you are discussing
elements in an argument
proofreading
expository
subject
4. Your assertion that conveys your point of view
mapping
types of source material
chronological order
focus
5. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
types of discourse
APA
generalizations
elements in an argument
6. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
creative writing
unity
journalistic questions
ways to organize a passage
7. 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
ways to organize a passage
persuasive
analogies
8. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
drafting
types of discourse
ways to avoid generalizations
source
9. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure
brainstorming
summar
audience
rhetorical features
10. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
topic sentence
APA
prewriting
journalistic questions
11. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
mapping
comparison
tone
basic requirements for a thesis statement
12. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
creative
tone
unity
appeal to authority
13. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
climax
major activities of revision
tone
reference works
14. 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
ways to avoid generalizations
persuasive / argumentative writing
comparison
holistic scoring
15. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
journalistic questions
analogies
focus
general reading public
16. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
types of presentation strategies
shaping
cause and effect
types of source material
17. Flm - art - media - and so on
indirect quotations
counterpoints
other sources
scholarly writing
18. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
plagerizing
free writing
appeal to authority
persuasive
19. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
editing
classification
student-created sources
evidence
20. 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
proofreading
generalizations
other sources
audience characteristics
21. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
steps of revision
basic requirements for a thesis statement
topic sentence
expository
22. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
audience characteristics
rhetorical features
creative
basic requirements for a thesis statement
23. 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
general reading public
problem and solution
evaluating
process writing
24. 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
thesis statement end
guidelines for evaluating evidence
compare and contrast
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
25. 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
generalizations
revising
revising
ways to avoid generalizations
26. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
assertion
quotations
cause and effect
indirect quotations
27. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
generalizations
appeal to authority
techniques for coherence
peer review
28. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility
proofreading
creative writing
classification
subject writing
29. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
indirect quotations
types of presentation strategies
comparison
tone
30. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
point of view
MLA
subject writing
introductory paragraph
31. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms
scholarly writing
audience
purposes of writing
argument
32. Vague words are avoided
chronological order
analogies
compare and contrast
specific language
33. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
the claim - the support - the warrant
process writing
techniques for coherence
plagerizing
34. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
unity
shaping
journalistic questions
argument
35. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
mapping
rhetorical strategies
introductory paragraph
creative
36. The 'going public' stage of writing
publishing
brainstorming
self-assessment
focus
37. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
general reading public
types of presentation strategies
MLA
guidelines for evaluating evidence
38. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
style
spatial sequence
scoring rubics
thesis statement end
39. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
personal writing
purposes of writing
tone
steps of revision
40. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure
paraphrase
shaping
creative writing
summar
41. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
major activities of revision
editing
rhetorical strategies
style
42. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
workplace writing
drafting
ways to organize a passage
steps of revision
43. 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
the claim - the support - the warrant
mapping
focus
compare and contrast
44. 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
classification
scoring rubics
student-created sources
coherence
45. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
topic sentence
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
persuasive
evidence
46. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
creative writing
point of view
coherence
quotations
47. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
internet
prewriting
evidence
developmen
48. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
style
workplace writing
writing activities
location
49. 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
personal writing
steps of revision
chronological order
ways to organize a passage
50. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
MLA
classification
revising
the claim - the support - the warrant