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Writing Process
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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. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
specific language
audience
process writing
workplace writing
2. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
MLA
typical elements in informative essay
paraphrase
purposes of writing
3. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
APA
purposes of writing
point of view
scoring rubics
4. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
student-created sources
major activities of revision
developmen
quotations
5. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
comparison
source
publishing
student-created sources
6. 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
types of source material
classification
internet
focused free writing
7. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
student-created sources
audience
other sources
mapping
8. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
classification
proofreading
workplace writing
steps of revision
9. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material
guidelines for evaluating evidence
shaping
focused free writing
chronological order
10. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
source
revising
student-created sources
direct quotation
11. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
unity
reference works
formal outline guidelines
journalistic questions
12. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
stages of the writing process
rhetorical features
rhetorical strategies
assertion
13. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
specific language
creative
evidence
elements in an argument
14. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility
the claim - the support - the warrant
RENNS
types of presentation strategies
proofreading
15. Flm - art - media - and so on
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
specific language
evaluating
other sources
16. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
analogies
summar
basic requirements for a thesis statement
expository
17. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
holistic scoring
paraphrase
cause and effect
18. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
appeal to emotion
stages of the writing process
major activities of revision
typical elements in informative essay
19. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
classification
focused free writing
proofreading
mapping
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
MLA
creative writing
introductory paragraph
praise
21. Writing nonstop about anything
rhetorical strategies
types of presentation strategies
free writing
personal writing
22. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
tone
praise
steps of revision
assertion
23. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
shaping
portfolios
summar
introductory paragraph
24. 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
brainstorming
audience
personal writing
topic sentence
25. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
source
portfolios
holistic scoring
appeal to authority
26. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
rhetorical strategies
praise
basic requirements for a thesis statement
evidence
27. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
evaluating
illustration
subject writing
appeal to authority
28. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)
quotations
prewriting
subject writing
problem and solution
29. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
appeal to authority
focused free writing
rhetorical features
student-created sources
30. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
focused free writing
steps of revision
mapping
drafting
31. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
ways to avoid generalizations
techniques for coherence
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
revising
32. The 'going public' stage of writing
scholarly writing
publishing
prewriting
self-assessment
33. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
rhetorical strategies
focused free writing
ways to organize a passage
source
34. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
indirect quotations
mapping
praise
argument
35. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
the claim - the support - the warrant
scholarly writing
chronological order
drafting
36. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details
illustration
process writing
other sources
tone
37. 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
guidelines for evaluating evidence
types of discourse
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
purposes of writing
38. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry
general reading public
illustration
extended metaphor
self-assessment
39. 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
workplace writing
the claim - the support - the warrant
prewriting
APA
40. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
focused free writing
basic requirements for a thesis statement
free writing
brainstorming
41. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
guidelines for evaluating evidence
formal outline guidelines
cause and effect
prewriting
42. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
counterpoints
chronological order
rhetorical features
rhetorical strategies
43. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure
summar
editing
elements in an argument
tone
44. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
shaping
evidence
purpose
typical elements in informative essay
45. 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
compare and contrast
basic requirements for a thesis statement
quotations
subject writing
46. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about
compare and contrast
subject writing
drafting
brainstorming
47. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
techniques for coherence
expository
ways to organize a passage
creative
48. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
problem and solution
mapping
elements in an argument
developmen
49. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
rhetorical features
proofreading
editing
50. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic
types of discourse
focused free writing
praise
brainstorming