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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)






2. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions






3. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on






4. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks






5. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






6. The 'going public' stage of writing






7. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process






8. 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






9. 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






10. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.






11. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms






12. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner






13. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it






14. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






15. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way






16. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively






17. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally






18. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






19. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions






20. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient






21. 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






22. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work






23. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source






24. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes






25. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest






26. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph






27. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility






28. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing






29. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph






30. 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






31. Writing nonstop about anything






32. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it






33. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about






34. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?






35. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility






36. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other






37. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)






38. Vague words are avoided






39. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay






40. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






41. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material






42. 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






43. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about






44. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals






45. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument






46. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear






47. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






48. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas






49. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity






50. 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