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Writing Process
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writing-skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
free writing
peer review
appeal to authority
coherence
2. Your assertion that conveys your point of view
typical elements in informative essay
assertion
climax
focus
3. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material
scoring rubics
brainstorming
shaping
cause and effect
4. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
journalistic questions
persuasive / argumentative writing
purpose
comparison
5. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
the claim - the support - the warrant
shaping
MLA
internet
6. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
ways to organize a passage
self-assessment
topic sentence
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
7. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic
RENNS
the claim - the support - the warrant
cause and effect
brainstorming
8. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
rhetorical strategies
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
counterpoints
student-created sources
9. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
direct quotation
developmen
appeal to authority
introductory paragraph
10. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
persuasive / argumentative writing
self-assessment
creative
techniques for coherence
11. Topic that you are discussing
subject
spatial sequence
subject writing
free writing
12. The 'going public' stage of writing
major activities of revision
ways to organize a passage
formal outline guidelines
publishing
13. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
workplace writing
reference works
general reading public
proofreading
14. 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
creative writing
scoring rubics
drafting
types of presentation strategies
15. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms
scholarly writing
spatial sequence
mapping
free writing
16. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
writing activities
free writing
general reading public
coherence
17. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
process writing
audience
revising
publishing
18. 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
self-assessment
subject
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
editing
19. 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
subject writing
proofreading
unity
20. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about
holistic scoring
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
subject writing
thesis statement end
21. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
other sources
appeal to emotion
internet
journalistic questions
22. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
summar
sarcasm
persuasive
holistic scoring
23. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
sarcasm
mapping
portfolios
creative writing
24. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)
typical elements in informative essay
audience characteristics
spatial sequence
plagerizing
25. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details
general reading public
illustration
shaping
peer review
26. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way
focus
argument
specific language
paraphrase
27. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
focused free writing
expository
proofreading
workplace writing
28. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
writing activities
editing
personal writing
praise
29. 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
introductory paragraph
direct quotation
portfolios
revising
30. 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
publishing
scoring rubics
self-assessment
other sources
31. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
cause and effect
drafting
proofreading
personal writing
32. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
steps of revision
workplace writing
comparison
types of presentation strategies
33. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
audience
illustration
classification
cause and effect
34. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas
style
personal writing
types of source material
APA
35. Can be used in a group work to assist writers in raising their awareness about the quality of their contributions to the group; part of any writing assignment to summarize strengths and weaknesses they see in their writing
scholarly writing
quotations
types of source material
self-assessment
36. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
ways to avoid generalizations
internet
rhetorical features
unity
37. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
persuasive / argumentative writing
RENNS
tone
process writing
38. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
illustration
creative
quotations
appeal to emotion
39. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
specific language
guidelines for evaluating evidence
comparison
editing
40. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure
writing activities
summar
paraphrase
plagerizing
41. 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
tone
generalizations
guidelines for evaluating evidence
rhetorical features
42. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
rhetorical strategies
basic requirements for a thesis statement
purpose
shaping
43. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
topic sentence
editing
stages of the writing process
elements in an argument
44. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
general reading public
appeal to authority
proofreading
editing
45. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
source
tone
stages of the writing process
persuasive / argumentative writing
46. 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
subject writing
chronological order
ways to avoid generalizations
cause and effect
47. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
evidence
chronological order
developmen
general reading public
48. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
expository
location
portfolios
analogies
49. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
subject writing
tone
praise
coherence
50. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
chronological order
praise
editing
guidelines for evaluating evidence
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