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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. 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
generalizations
revising
mapping
process writing
2. 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
elements in an argument
evidence
plagerizing
ways to avoid generalizations
3. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
evaluating
the claim - the support - the warrant
evidence
direct quotation
4. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
summar
tone
purposes of writing
cause and effect
5. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
rhetorical strategies
sarcasm
other sources
classification
6. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility
chronological order
student-created sources
proofreading
audience characteristics
7. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
creative
praise
chronological order
internet
8. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
typical elements in informative essay
praise
types of discourse
generalizations
9. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
climax
basic requirements for a thesis statement
journalistic questions
persuasive / argumentative writing
10. 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
thesis statement end
purposes of writing
generalizations
argument
11. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
portfolios
focus
journalistic questions
typical elements in informative essay
12. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
thesis statement end
source
argument
expository
13. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
summar
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
shaping
appeal to authority
14. Topic that you are discussing
revising
appeal to authority
subject
tone
15. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
focused free writing
general reading public
expository
free writing
16. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
rhetorical strategies
student-created sources
tone
elements in an argument
17. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
expository
indirect quotations
student-created sources
subject writing
18. 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
scoring rubics
editing
audience characteristics
techniques for coherence
19. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
source
personal writing
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
creative writing
20. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
editing
creative
workplace writing
thesis statement end
21. 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
shaping
editing
proofreading
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;
comparison
formal outline guidelines
APA
praise
23. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
indirect quotations
generalizations
assertion
plagerizing
24. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
rhetorical strategies
scholarly writing
shaping
argument
25. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
introductory paragraph
compare and contrast
formal outline guidelines
sarcasm
26. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material
types of discourse
analogies
illustration
shaping
27. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
elements in an argument
tone
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
portfolios
28. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
developmen
summar
coherence
prewriting
29. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
editing
tone
chronological order
cause and effect
30. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
appeal to emotion
audience
generalizations
rhetorical strategies
31. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
reference works
types of discourse
techniques for coherence
style
32. Toulman's model of arguement
the claim - the support - the warrant
prewriting
illustration
purpose
33. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
direct quotation
focused free writing
expository
rhetorical features
34. 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
evidence
direct quotation
holistic scoring
drafting
35. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
personal writing
tone
APA
self-assessment
36. 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
unity
free writing
compare and contrast
evaluating
37. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
analogies
chronological order
writing activities
formal outline guidelines
38. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
tone
RENNS
mapping
self-assessment
39. 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
major activities of revision
revising
portfolios
persuasive / argumentative writing
40. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
free writing
basic requirements for a thesis statement
argument
unity
41. 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
location
types of source material
chronological order
prewriting
42. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
evaluating
types of source material
praise
reference works
43. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
persuasive
sarcasm
specific language
44. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
subject writing
illustration
reference works
editing
45. Your assertion that conveys your point of view
focus
creative writing
types of discourse
scoring rubics
46. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
purpose
direct quotation
APA
revising
47. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
point of view
shaping
personal writing
paraphrase
48. The 'going public' stage of writing
scoring rubics
introductory paragraph
publishing
point of view
49. 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
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
process writing
indirect quotations
spatial sequence
50. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
types of source material
rhetorical features
persuasive
source