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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. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
MLA
brainstorming
coherence
editing
2. 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
persuasive
cause and effect
prewriting
peer review
3. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
types of source material
problem and solution
shaping
illustration
4. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
climax
brainstorming
APA
5. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
cause and effect
developmen
editing
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
6. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
generalizations
direct quotation
student-created sources
problem and solution
7. 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
elements in an argument
tone
tone
revising
8. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
generalizations
focused free writing
cause and effect
comparison
9. 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
indirect quotations
process writing
scoring rubics
chronological order
10. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
guidelines for evaluating evidence
unity
creative
publishing
11. Topic that you are discussing
general reading public
topic sentence
subject
counterpoints
12. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
creative writing
cause and effect
plagerizing
illustration
13. 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)
analogies
MLA
internet
major activities of revision
14. 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
revising
rhetorical strategies
unity
types of presentation strategies
15. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
quotations
personal writing
basic requirements for a thesis statement
typical elements in informative essay
16. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
focused free writing
publishing
rhetorical strategies
other sources
17. 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)
free writing
developmen
counterpoints
18. Writing nonstop about anything
process writing
free writing
cause and effect
portfolios
19. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
revising
thesis statement end
rhetorical strategies
publishing
20. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
creative writing
cause and effect
developmen
point of view
21. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
journalistic questions
major activities of revision
problem and solution
22. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic
audience
drafting
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
brainstorming
23. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
general reading public
chronological order
other sources
elements in an argument
24. 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
introductory paragraph
subject
scoring rubics
general reading public
25. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way
argument
expository
mapping
creative writing
26. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
the claim - the support - the warrant
internet
rhetorical features
creative
27. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
counterpoints
specific language
chronological order
purposes of writing
28. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
chronological order
writing activities
creative writing
techniques for coherence
29. Toulman's model of arguement
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
personal writing
portfolios
the claim - the support - the warrant
30. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
thesis statement end
workplace writing
general reading public
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
31. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
rhetorical features
source
rhetorical strategies
analogies
32. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
specific language
purposes of writing
publishing
tone
33. 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
tone
generalizations
extended metaphor
34. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
personal writing
prewriting
steps of revision
RENNS
35. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
classification
writing activities
publishing
evaluating
36. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
reference works
scholarly writing
audience characteristics
appeal to authority
37. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
basic requirements for a thesis statement
process writing
unity
APA
38. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility
proofreading
prewriting
rhetorical features
cause and effect
39. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry
topic sentence
extended metaphor
analogies
mapping
40. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material
problem and solution
classification
creative writing
shaping
41. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
quotations
MLA
shaping
creative
42. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
holistic scoring
quotations
appeal to authority
general reading public
43. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
summar
ways to avoid generalizations
specific language
tone
44. 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
ways to avoid generalizations
the claim - the support - the warrant
internet
subject
45. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship
generalizations
analogies
steps of revision
source
46. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
drafting
comparison
types of source material
brainstorming
47. 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
shaping
holistic scoring
audience
48. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
evaluating
problem and solution
stages of the writing process
paraphrase
49. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
argument
audience
purpose
APA
50. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
drafting
MLA
peer review
paraphrase