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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. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
types of source material
editing
extended metaphor
ways to organize a passage
2. 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
personal writing
writing activities
self-assessment
direct quotation
3. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
drafting
journalistic questions
peer review
types of discourse
4. 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
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
workplace writing
creative
writing activities
5. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship
source
analogies
developmen
expository
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
expository
appeal to emotion
drafting
internet
7. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
MLA
purposes of writing
persuasive
types of discourse
8. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
ways to avoid generalizations
portfolios
topic sentence
unity
9. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
evidence
holistic scoring
scholarly writing
audience characteristics
10. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
appeal to emotion
student-created sources
chronological order
coherence
11. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)
spatial sequence
evidence
cause and effect
problem and solution
12. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
climax
plagerizing
steps of revision
creative writing
13. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)
extended metaphor
topic sentence
major activities of revision
spatial sequence
14. Flm - art - media - and so on
plagerizing
illustration
other sources
types of discourse
15. 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
editing
prewriting
direct quotation
style
16. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
mapping
developmen
scoring rubics
appeal to authority
17. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
workplace writing
tone
cause and effect
generalizations
18. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
direct quotation
typical elements in informative essay
MLA
summar
19. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
specific language
self-assessment
classification
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
20. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
mapping
focused free writing
purposes of writing
ways to organize a passage
21. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
purposes of writing
MLA
process writing
internet
22. Number - letters - indentations signaling groups and levels of importance; each level has more than one entry; all subdivisions are at the same level of generality; headings don't overlap; only first word (and proper nouns) of each entry capitalize;
formal outline guidelines
climax
internet
appeal to emotion
23. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
drafting
creative writing
introductory paragraph
focused free writing
24. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
free writing
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
purpose
extended metaphor
25. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility
process writing
introductory paragraph
proofreading
specific language
26. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
MLA
audience
coherence
counterpoints
27. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
free writing
techniques for coherence
counterpoints
purposes of writing
28. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
peer review
ways to avoid generalizations
major activities of revision
mapping
29. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
elements in an argument
rhetorical strategies
writing activities
sarcasm
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
elements in an argument
types of presentation strategies
quotations
introductory paragraph
31. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
creative
focus
indirect quotations
specific language
32. 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
appeal to emotion
portfolios
coherence
generalizations
33. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
sarcasm
style
typical elements in informative essay
counterpoints
34. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
cause and effect
plagerizing
topic sentence
purpose
35. 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
source
appeal to authority
audience characteristics
formal outline guidelines
36. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
proofreading
general reading public
writing activities
steps of revision
37. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
general reading public
formal outline guidelines
comparison
subject writing
38. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic
style
brainstorming
sarcasm
illustration
39. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
the claim - the support - the warrant
location
journalistic questions
internet
40. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy
climax
RENNS
other sources
creative writing
41. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
free writing
persuasive / argumentative writing
cause and effect
editing
42. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
comparison
stages of the writing process
topic sentence
the claim - the support - the warrant
43. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
tone
unity
ways to avoid generalizations
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
44. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
creative writing
purpose
audience
climax
45. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure
paraphrase
audience
climax
proofreading
46. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas
basic requirements for a thesis statement
style
coherence
audience characteristics
47. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
proofreading
audience
plagerizing
editing
48. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
rhetorical strategies
style
types of presentation strategies
free writing
49. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
student-created sources
rhetorical features
praise
developmen
50. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
steps of revision
prewriting
topic sentence
student-created sources
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