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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
plagerizing
revising
drafting
argument
2. Vague words are avoided
audience characteristics
focused free writing
specific language
scholarly writing
3. 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
problem and solution
holistic scoring
appeal to authority
direct quotation
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)
basic requirements for a thesis statement
APA
student-created sources
5. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
student-created sources
persuasive
summar
subject
6. 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
problem and solution
self-assessment
RENNS
the claim - the support - the warrant
7. 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
workplace writing
editing
persuasive
types of presentation strategies
8. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
tone
internet
prewriting
persuasive / argumentative writing
9. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
rhetorical features
RENNS
journalistic questions
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
10. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
paraphrase
developmen
purpose
purposes of writing
11. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
thesis statement end
chronological order
drafting
sarcasm
12. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
journalistic questions
location
tone
rhetorical features
13. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)
problem and solution
subject
developmen
steps of revision
14. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
basic requirements for a thesis statement
rhetorical features
steps of revision
shaping
15. 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
unity
developmen
generalizations
workplace writing
16. Your assertion that conveys your point of view
specific language
focus
general reading public
climax
17. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
types of presentation strategies
assertion
APA
praise
18. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
types of source material
quotations
subject
elements in an argument
19. 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
elements in an argument
ways to organize a passage
portfolios
evidence
20. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
process writing
formal outline guidelines
expository
ways to organize a passage
21. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
analogies
stages of the writing process
sarcasm
rhetorical strategies
22. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
focus
purposes of writing
rhetorical features
rhetorical strategies
23. Writing nonstop about anything
mapping
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
guidelines for evaluating evidence
free writing
24. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
guidelines for evaluating evidence
cause and effect
generalizations
workplace writing
25. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
spatial sequence
purposes of writing
focused free writing
compare and contrast
26. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
drafting
mapping
steps of revision
problem and solution
27. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
types of presentation strategies
persuasive
paraphrase
purpose
28. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
style
types of source material
tone
scholarly writing
29. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
mapping
techniques for coherence
types of presentation strategies
appeal to authority
30. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
indirect quotations
topic sentence
climax
student-created sources
31. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
unity
summar
drafting
scoring rubics
32. 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;
self-assessment
plagerizing
formal outline guidelines
student-created sources
33. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
location
elements in an argument
counterpoints
expository
34. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
techniques for coherence
climax
steps of revision
types of source material
35. 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
self-assessment
ways to organize a passage
compare and contrast
source
36. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
chronological order
evaluating
types of source material
the claim - the support - the warrant
37. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
MLA
scoring rubics
classification
argument
38. 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
stages of the writing process
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
personal writing
persuasive
39. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)
journalistic questions
rhetorical features
spatial sequence
scoring rubics
40. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
prewriting
extended metaphor
purposes of writing
counterpoints
41. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy
plagerizing
journalistic questions
analogies
creative writing
42. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
purposes of writing
guidelines for evaluating evidence
steps of revision
style
43. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way
steps of revision
argument
writing activities
cause and effect
44. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
drafting
mapping
argument
MLA
45. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
tone
quotations
appeal to authority
comparison
46. 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
specific language
holistic scoring
stages of the writing process
47. 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)
ways to avoid generalizations
portfolios
ways to organize a passage
major activities of revision
48. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
sarcasm
formal outline guidelines
indirect quotations
major activities of revision
49. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
steps of revision
audience
publishing
peer review
50. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
introductory paragraph
typical elements in informative essay
summar
chronological order