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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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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. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
plagerizing
RENNS
subject
APA
2. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
subject
location
writing activities
direct quotation
3. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
coherence
reference works
focus
steps of revision
4. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
purposes of writing
focused free writing
argument
compare and contrast
5. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
chronological order
journalistic questions
scoring rubics
workplace writing
6. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details
climax
problem and solution
workplace writing
illustration
7. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
drafting
summar
APA
tone
8. 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
persuasive / argumentative writing
generalizations
guidelines for evaluating evidence
coherence
9. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
rhetorical features
rhetorical strategies
plagerizing
portfolios
10. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
stages of the writing process
quotations
shaping
cause and effect
11. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship
basic requirements for a thesis statement
shaping
analogies
creative
12. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
problem and solution
praise
topic sentence
audience
13. Flm - art - media - and so on
expository
drafting
holistic scoring
other sources
14. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
comparison
drafting
analogies
creative
15. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
introductory paragraph
topic sentence
rhetorical features
the claim - the support - the warrant
16. 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
MLA
scoring rubics
brainstorming
17. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
coherence
illustration
ways to avoid generalizations
quotations
18. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
techniques for coherence
compare and contrast
appeal to emotion
quotations
19. 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
cause and effect
appeal to emotion
self-assessment
source
20. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
steps of revision
persuasive / argumentative writing
editing
topic sentence
21. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
classification
assertion
summar
persuasive / argumentative writing
22. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
purpose
subject
types of source material
creative
23. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
sarcasm
summar
topic sentence
scholarly writing
24. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way
MLA
drafting
argument
creative
25. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
chronological order
drafting
revising
formal outline guidelines
26. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
rhetorical strategies
topic sentence
shaping
basic requirements for a thesis statement
27. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
persuasive
personal writing
illustration
basic requirements for a thesis statement
28. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
location
style
prewriting
basic requirements for a thesis statement
29. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
persuasive
direct quotation
appeal to emotion
peer review
30. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
plagerizing
climax
praise
types of discourse
31. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure
peer review
purpose
summar
personal writing
32. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
counterpoints
elements in an argument
appeal to emotion
student-created sources
33. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
mapping
scoring rubics
shaping
34. 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
types of presentation strategies
proofreading
drafting
35. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
chronological order
brainstorming
ways to organize a passage
evidence
36. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
peer review
creative writing
source
assertion
37. 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
major activities of revision
argument
revising
38. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material
other sources
shaping
process writing
cause and effect
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
prewriting
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
cause and effect
appeal to emotion
40. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
major activities of revision
quotations
sarcasm
climax
41. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
expository
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
praise
major activities of revision
42. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
chronological order
unity
subject writing
scoring rubics
43. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
comparison
MLA
praise
specific language
44. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
revising
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
scoring rubics
appeal to authority
45. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
ways to avoid generalizations
cause and effect
guidelines for evaluating evidence
ways to organize a passage
46. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
point of view
style
extended metaphor
classification
47. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
student-created sources
cause and effect
appeal to emotion
indirect quotations
48. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
creative
paraphrase
other sources
persuasive
49. 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
indirect quotations
rhetorical strategies
shaping
revising
50. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
climax
analogies
editing
shaping