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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. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
prewriting
self-assessment
climax
classification
2. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
creative writing
reference works
stages of the writing process
persuasive / argumentative writing
3. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
general reading public
cause and effect
focused free writing
point of view
4. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
cause and effect
self-assessment
editing
subject writing
5. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
basic requirements for a thesis statement
cause and effect
chronological order
specific language
6. 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
sarcasm
personal writing
point of view
student-created sources
7. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
brainstorming
scoring rubics
writing activities
indirect quotations
8. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
evaluating
persuasive / argumentative writing
expository
unity
9. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
revising
purposes of writing
writing activities
rhetorical features
10. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
types of source material
types of presentation strategies
summar
tone
11. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry
extended metaphor
appeal to emotion
focused free writing
developmen
12. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
analogies
paraphrase
writing activities
journalistic questions
13. Topic that you are discussing
subject
generalizations
typical elements in informative essay
creative writing
14. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
generalizations
appeal to emotion
revising
counterpoints
15. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
plagerizing
creative writing
RENNS
16. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
focus
typical elements in informative essay
RENNS
creative writing
17. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
analogies
elements in an argument
MLA
drafting
18. 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;
point of view
praise
formal outline guidelines
extended metaphor
19. 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
focused free writing
types of discourse
scoring rubics
point of view
20. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
subject writing
paraphrase
rhetorical strategies
journalistic questions
21. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
evidence
summar
appeal to emotion
peer review
22. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
location
argument
focused free writing
student-created sources
23. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
RENNS
spatial sequence
student-created sources
location
24. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)
generalizations
cause and effect
audience
problem and solution
25. 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
paraphrase
generalizations
audience characteristics
26. 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
direct quotation
audience characteristics
extended metaphor
self-assessment
27. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)
proofreading
spatial sequence
audience
counterpoints
28. 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
extended metaphor
revising
quotations
prewriting
29. 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
personal writing
purposes of writing
prewriting
general reading public
30. The 'going public' stage of writing
classification
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
unity
publishing
31. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
writing activities
evaluating
extended metaphor
drafting
32. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
APA
focused free writing
classification
chronological order
33. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
creative writing
quotations
focused free writing
ways to organize a passage
34. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
assertion
types of discourse
self-assessment
purpose
35. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
appeal to emotion
developmen
journalistic questions
counterpoints
36. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
plagerizing
tone
evaluating
purposes of writing
37. 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
evidence
proofreading
compare and contrast
types of presentation strategies
38. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
unity
techniques for coherence
reference works
ways to avoid generalizations
39. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
tone
techniques for coherence
problem and solution
location
40. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
source
self-assessment
appeal to authority
student-created sources
41. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way
cause and effect
argument
subject writing
illustration
42. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
guidelines for evaluating evidence
indirect quotations
journalistic questions
drafting
43. 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
illustration
holistic scoring
extended metaphor
expository
44. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
unity
shaping
topic sentence
types of presentation strategies
45. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
evaluating
persuasive
purposes of writing
journalistic questions
46. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
general reading public
persuasive / argumentative writing
the claim - the support - the warrant
unity
47. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
workplace writing
proofreading
sarcasm
focused free writing
48. Vague words are avoided
publishing
free writing
specific language
tone
49. 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
extended metaphor
free writing
major activities of revision
self-assessment
50. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
personal writing
indirect quotations
direct quotation
process writing