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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. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility
sarcasm
proofreading
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
spatial sequence
2. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
indirect quotations
reference works
RENNS
holistic scoring
3. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
formal outline guidelines
sarcasm
audience characteristics
student-created sources
4. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
illustration
rhetorical features
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
rhetorical strategies
5. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
quotations
direct quotation
chronological order
major activities of revision
6. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
sarcasm
developmen
brainstorming
reference works
7. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
self-assessment
chronological order
basic requirements for a thesis statement
APA
8. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
audience characteristics
tone
spatial sequence
proofreading
9. Writing nonstop about anything
evaluating
shaping
free writing
sarcasm
10. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
spatial sequence
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
plagerizing
11. 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;
audience
publishing
formal outline guidelines
RENNS
12. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
argument
indirect quotations
cause and effect
focused free writing
13. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
praise
techniques for coherence
thesis statement end
sarcasm
14. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details
internet
analogies
illustration
plagerizing
15. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure
summar
focus
techniques for coherence
major activities of revision
16. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
basic requirements for a thesis statement
prewriting
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
MLA
17. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
developmen
quotations
evaluating
tone
18. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
peer review
prewriting
illustration
cause and effect
19. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy
sarcasm
creative writing
summar
appeal to emotion
20. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it
guidelines for evaluating evidence
MLA
personal writing
assertion
21. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
rhetorical features
formal outline guidelines
elements in an argument
plagerizing
22. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
audience characteristics
source
comparison
stages of the writing process
23. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
mapping
focused free writing
rhetorical features
typical elements in informative essay
24. 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
rhetorical features
spatial sequence
portfolios
process writing
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
paraphrase
peer review
ways to avoid generalizations
basic requirements for a thesis statement
26. Flm - art - media - and so on
other sources
drafting
APA
problem and solution
27. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
RENNS
peer review
stages of the writing process
topic sentence
28. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
developmen
holistic scoring
scoring rubics
drafting
29. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
publishing
climax
revising
audience
30. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
techniques for coherence
evidence
process writing
extended metaphor
31. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
ways to organize a passage
specific language
chronological order
tone
32. 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
drafting
personal writing
prewriting
specific language
33. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
revising
types of presentation strategies
compare and contrast
counterpoints
34. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
coherence
rhetorical features
creative
RENNS
35. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
point of view
plagerizing
tone
portfolios
36. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
introductory paragraph
comparison
process writing
quotations
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
types of presentation strategies
focus
source
persuasive / argumentative writing
38. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
free writing
evidence
spatial sequence
audience characteristics
39. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
prewriting
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
introductory paragraph
cause and effect
40. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
APA
expository
formal outline guidelines
creative writing
41. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
revising
editing
shaping
assertion
42. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
APA
location
expository
prewriting
43. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
shaping
chronological order
evaluating
sarcasm
44. 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
problem and solution
workplace writing
revising
proofreading
45. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas
appeal to emotion
publishing
summar
style
46. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms
student-created sources
argument
counterpoints
scholarly writing
47. Topic that you are discussing
types of presentation strategies
the claim - the support - the warrant
extended metaphor
subject
48. 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
praise
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
generalizations
drafting
49. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
analogies
types of source material
cause and effect
coherence
50. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
praise
drafting
cause and effect
self-assessment