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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work






2. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence






3. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect






4. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






5. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally






6. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions






7. 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






8. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument






9. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way






10. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity






11. 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






12. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing






13. 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






14. 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






15. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process






16. Toulman's model of arguement






17. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph






18. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas






19. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other






20. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






21. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you






22. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)






23. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






24. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear






25. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas






26. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details






27. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






28. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient






29. Who? what? when? where? why? how?






30. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry






31. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it






32. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading






33. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner






34. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility






35. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition






36. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone






37. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion






38. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms






39. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy






40. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about






41. 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






42. Vague words are avoided






43. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks






44. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.






45. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic






46. 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






47. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication






48. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure






49. Flm - art - media - and so on






50. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay