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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
shaping
summar
illustration
tone
2. The 'going public' stage of writing
specific language
evaluating
RENNS
publishing
3. Flm - art - media - and so on
other sources
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
indirect quotations
tone
4. 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
spatial sequence
ways to avoid generalizations
quotations
location
5. 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
paraphrase
portfolios
process writing
purpose
6. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
problem and solution
source
developmen
sarcasm
7. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic
audience
brainstorming
sarcasm
location
8. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
workplace writing
cause and effect
ways to organize a passage
the claim - the support - the warrant
9. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
types of presentation strategies
peer review
evaluating
expository
10. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
unity
proofreading
praise
creative
11. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas
style
summar
RENNS
shaping
12. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
drafting
general reading public
focus
classification
13. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
MLA
comparison
classification
drafting
14. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
proofreading
other sources
thesis statement end
extended metaphor
15. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
appeal to emotion
chronological order
subject
basic requirements for a thesis statement
16. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
formal outline guidelines
types of discourse
illustration
ways to avoid generalizations
17. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
source
focused free writing
types of source material
writing activities
18. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details
chronological order
the claim - the support - the warrant
argument
illustration
19. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
introductory paragraph
drafting
indirect quotations
student-created sources
20. Toulman's model of arguement
types of source material
plagerizing
appeal to emotion
the claim - the support - the warrant
21. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
types of discourse
RENNS
rhetorical features
ways to organize a passage
22. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
generalizations
proofreading
types of source material
plagerizing
23. 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
compare and contrast
self-assessment
developmen
coherence
24. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
audience
style
argument
types of source material
25. 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
shaping
personal writing
paraphrase
ways to avoid generalizations
26. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
the claim - the support - the warrant
rhetorical strategies
evaluating
elements in an argument
27. 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
counterpoints
types of presentation strategies
plagerizing
APA
28. 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
quotations
generalizations
types of presentation strategies
audience
29. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
sarcasm
tone
appeal to emotion
the claim - the support - the warrant
30. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
topic sentence
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
indirect quotations
argument
31. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
indirect quotations
audience
persuasive
internet
32. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
paraphrase
process writing
purpose
cause and effect
33. Vague words are avoided
argument
specific language
location
purpose
34. Topic that you are discussing
subject
revising
other sources
assertion
35. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
the claim - the support - the warrant
guidelines for evaluating evidence
rhetorical strategies
evaluating
36. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it
location
scholarly writing
climax
assertion
37. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
creative writing
spatial sequence
classification
analogies
38. 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
types of source material
compare and contrast
techniques for coherence
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
39. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
tone
appeal to emotion
subject
internet
40. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
APA
reference works
coherence
sarcasm
41. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
evidence
appeal to emotion
creative
self-assessment
42. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
typical elements in informative essay
drafting
writing activities
illustration
43. 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
sarcasm
audience characteristics
creative writing
chronological order
44. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
quotations
cause and effect
unity
process writing
45. Your assertion that conveys your point of view
focus
types of presentation strategies
creative writing
persuasive
46. 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
praise
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
cause and effect
portfolios
47. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
types of source material
steps of revision
rhetorical strategies
workplace writing
48. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
quotations
APA
drafting
plagerizing
49. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
workplace writing
cause and effect
techniques for coherence
assertion
50. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
persuasive / argumentative writing
scholarly writing
writing activities