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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 writer shows the relationship between events and their results
indirect quotations
cause and effect
guidelines for evaluating evidence
elements in an argument
2. 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
reference works
prewriting
tone
holistic scoring
3. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
praise
quotations
extended metaphor
4. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
tone
basic requirements for a thesis statement
shaping
revising
5. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
persuasive
indirect quotations
argument
appeal to authority
6. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
shaping
rhetorical features
chronological order
reference works
7. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
summar
persuasive / argumentative writing
evidence
rhetorical strategies
8. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it
assertion
creative
guidelines for evaluating evidence
creative writing
9. 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
expository
proofreading
self-assessment
guidelines for evaluating evidence
10. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
stages of the writing process
portfolios
evidence
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
11. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure
paraphrase
appeal to emotion
formal outline guidelines
reference works
12. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
student-created sources
creative
location
revising
13. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
tone
subject writing
MLA
tone
14. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas
drafting
introductory paragraph
style
unity
15. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
tone
thesis statement end
climax
revising
16. 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
personal writing
argument
chronological order
portfolios
17. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure
thesis statement end
compare and contrast
summar
personal writing
18. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry
subject
extended metaphor
general reading public
rhetorical features
19. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
revising
ways to organize a passage
source
location
20. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
elements in an argument
guidelines for evaluating evidence
location
coherence
21. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
types of source material
chronological order
stages of the writing process
chronological order
22. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
spatial sequence
sarcasm
personal writing
expository
23. 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
focused free writing
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
shaping
cause and effect
24. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
mapping
subject writing
steps of revision
quotations
25. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
audience
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
direct quotation
chronological order
26. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
classification
climax
the claim - the support - the warrant
drafting
27. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
peer review
basic requirements for a thesis statement
purposes of writing
audience characteristics
28. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
cause and effect
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
climax
purpose
29. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
drafting
direct quotation
climax
stages of the writing process
30. 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
types of presentation strategies
thesis statement end
elements in an argument
purposes of writing
31. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
ways to organize a passage
RENNS
journalistic questions
formal outline guidelines
32. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
plagerizing
subject
praise
coherence
33. Toulman's model of arguement
RENNS
workplace writing
the claim - the support - the warrant
argument
34. 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
scoring rubics
persuasive / argumentative writing
brainstorming
drafting
35. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
writing activities
editing
topic sentence
compare and contrast
36. 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
argument
general reading public
prewriting
shaping
37. 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
paraphrase
point of view
personal writing
other sources
38. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
types of source material
illustration
editing
spatial sequence
39. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
audience
source
basic requirements for a thesis statement
drafting
40. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
ways to organize a passage
peer review
expository
self-assessment
41. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
praise
typical elements in informative essay
purpose
evaluating
42. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
brainstorming
chronological order
sarcasm
rhetorical features
43. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
tone
climax
holistic scoring
chronological order
44. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
argument
creative
peer review
scholarly writing
45. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy
subject writing
creative writing
formal outline guidelines
analogies
46. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
counterpoints
expository
paraphrase
writing activities
47. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material
tone
types of discourse
shaping
purposes of writing
48. 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
coherence
cause and effect
student-created sources
revising
49. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about
introductory paragraph
subject writing
drafting
holistic scoring
50. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
classification
creative writing
thesis statement end
APA