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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Toulman's model of arguement
focus
audience
ways to avoid generalizations
the claim - the support - the warrant
2. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
free writing
MLA
counterpoints
audience
3. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
revising
journalistic questions
types of discourse
tone
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
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
climax
process writing
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
5. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
scholarly writing
other sources
tone
formal outline guidelines
6. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
problem and solution
RENNS
MLA
free writing
7. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
shaping
types of presentation strategies
drafting
steps of revision
8. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
praise
peer review
techniques for coherence
scoring rubics
9. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure
subject writing
types of source material
paraphrase
sarcasm
10. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy
ways to organize a passage
RENNS
creative writing
chronological order
11. Writing nonstop about anything
general reading public
major activities of revision
reference works
free writing
12. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
free writing
audience
assertion
stages of the writing process
13. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
sarcasm
audience characteristics
stages of the writing process
free writing
14. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
focused free writing
counterpoints
classification
specific language
15. 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
subject writing
portfolios
revising
steps of revision
16. Topic that you are discussing
audience
general reading public
evaluating
subject
17. The 'going public' stage of writing
ways to organize a passage
types of presentation strategies
thesis statement end
publishing
18. 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
comparison
subject writing
rhetorical features
scoring rubics
19. 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
RENNS
point of view
creative
20. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
brainstorming
praise
purpose
subject writing
21. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
cause and effect
chronological order
purpose
basic requirements for a thesis statement
22. 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
guidelines for evaluating evidence
focus
chronological order
23. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
peer review
general reading public
ways to avoid generalizations
persuasive
24. 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
self-assessment
formal outline guidelines
process writing
steps of revision
25. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
source
types of source material
paraphrase
stages of the writing process
26. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship
analogies
persuasive
classification
revising
27. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
general reading public
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
writing activities
editing
28. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
shaping
general reading public
topic sentence
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
29. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
plagerizing
unity
editing
subject writing
30. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about
journalistic questions
subject writing
RENNS
editing
31. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
techniques for coherence
tone
developmen
purpose
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
introductory paragraph
process writing
APA
generalizations
33. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
appeal to emotion
publishing
extended metaphor
audience
34. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
plagerizing
personal writing
paraphrase
generalizations
35. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
sarcasm
elements in an argument
scoring rubics
coherence
36. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material
shaping
direct quotation
rhetorical features
cause and effect
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
focus
scholarly writing
writing activities
process writing
38. Vague words are avoided
chronological order
specific language
persuasive
drafting
39. 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
portfolios
other sources
proofreading
40. Add (insert needed words - sentences - paragraphs) - cut (get rid of whatever goes off topic) - replace (as needed - substitute words - sentences - paragraphs) - move material around (changing sequence of paragraphs)
tone
journalistic questions
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
major activities of revision
41. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
thesis statement end
peer review
holistic scoring
personal writing
42. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way
persuasive / argumentative writing
purposes of writing
argument
internet
43. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
tone
paraphrase
argument
student-created sources
44. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)
spatial sequence
analogies
brainstorming
comparison
45. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
types of discourse
the claim - the support - the warrant
scoring rubics
typical elements in informative essay
46. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
stages of the writing process
creative
ways to avoid generalizations
audience
47. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
mapping
workplace writing
major activities of revision
student-created sources
48. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
location
self-assessment
cause and effect
drafting
49. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
elements in an argument
chronological order
rhetorical features
argument
50. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
types of presentation strategies
evidence
major activities of revision
holistic scoring