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Writing Process
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms
location
compare and contrast
purposes of writing
scholarly writing
2. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure
sarcasm
internet
compare and contrast
paraphrase
3. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
free writing
introductory paragraph
personal writing
paraphrase
4. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship
summar
analogies
purposes of writing
rhetorical strategies
5. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
ways to avoid generalizations
ways to organize a passage
comparison
climax
6. 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
process writing
scholarly writing
RENNS
coherence
7. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
ways to avoid generalizations
topic sentence
RENNS
student-created sources
8. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
journalistic questions
purpose
process writing
internet
9. 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
assertion
sarcasm
publishing
compare and contrast
10. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
paraphrase
plagerizing
direct quotation
general reading public
11. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it
direct quotation
student-created sources
assertion
purposes of writing
12. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
focused free writing
types of presentation strategies
thesis statement end
expository
13. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
problem and solution
RENNS
evaluating
coherence
14. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material
drafting
classification
shaping
subject
15. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
problem and solution
rhetorical strategies
tone
rhetorical features
16. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way
argument
major activities of revision
personal writing
purposes of writing
17. 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
tone
internet
climax
generalizations
18. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
workplace writing
thesis statement end
steps of revision
mapping
19. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
rhetorical features
shaping
publishing
introductory paragraph
20. 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)
major activities of revision
other sources
steps of revision
subject writing
21. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
direct quotation
writing activities
guidelines for evaluating evidence
coherence
22. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
writing activities
subject writing
spatial sequence
23. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
introductory paragraph
subject writing
topic sentence
rhetorical features
24. 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
topic sentence
expository
writing activities
prewriting
25. Writing nonstop about anything
cause and effect
indirect quotations
publishing
free writing
26. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
elements in an argument
unity
appeal to authority
climax
27. 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
point of view
audience characteristics
creative writing
direct quotation
28. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
location
ways to avoid generalizations
subject writing
appeal to authority
29. Vague words are avoided
specific language
tone
portfolios
indirect quotations
30. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
spatial sequence
assertion
techniques for coherence
proofreading
31. Topic that you are discussing
guidelines for evaluating evidence
typical elements in informative essay
subject
counterpoints
32. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
student-created sources
drafting
MLA
brainstorming
33. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
unity
shaping
writing activities
persuasive
34. 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
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
illustration
personal writing
peer review
35. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
tone
sarcasm
extended metaphor
ways to avoid generalizations
36. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
reference works
comparison
persuasive
praise
37. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
drafting
mapping
classification
tone
38. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
holistic scoring
purposes of writing
basic requirements for a thesis statement
analogies
39. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
evidence
appeal to authority
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
reference works
40. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
style
ways to organize a passage
thesis statement end
compare and contrast
41. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
analogies
other sources
chronological order
scoring rubics
42. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
shaping
personal writing
peer review
evaluating
43. 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
scoring rubics
unity
proofreading
tone
44. 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
appeal to emotion
APA
peer review
45. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
persuasive
holistic scoring
subject
student-created sources
46. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
process writing
creative
expository
cause and effect
47. The 'going public' stage of writing
publishing
thesis statement end
appeal to authority
focus
48. 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
types of presentation strategies
scoring rubics
style
tone
49. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
audience
purposes of writing
types of presentation strategies
APA
50. 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
climax
personal writing
ways to avoid generalizations
chronological order
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