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Writing Process
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writing-skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
location
tone
drafting
appeal to emotion
2. 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
personal writing
chronological order
formal outline guidelines
unity
3. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
specific language
generalizations
portfolios
chronological order
4. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
source
compare and contrast
journalistic questions
evaluating
5. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
drafting
creative
subject
persuasive / argumentative writing
6. Vague words are avoided
subject
stages of the writing process
rhetorical features
specific language
7. 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
prewriting
typical elements in informative essay
scholarly writing
climax
8. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
journalistic questions
point of view
unity
indirect quotations
9. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
publishing
location
cause and effect
summar
10. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
developmen
APA
direct quotation
guidelines for evaluating evidence
11. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
unity
drafting
typical elements in informative essay
thesis statement end
12. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic
brainstorming
rhetorical features
focus
types of discourse
13. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
argument
appeal to emotion
types of discourse
self-assessment
14. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
student-created sources
creative
revising
proofreading
15. 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)
purpose
developmen
personal writing
major activities of revision
16. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
ways to organize a passage
the claim - the support - the warrant
counterpoints
student-created sources
17. 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
types of presentation strategies
process writing
scholarly writing
shaping
18. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
major activities of revision
rhetorical features
ways to organize a passage
drafting
19. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
summar
specific language
illustration
types of source material
20. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)
spatial sequence
drafting
formal outline guidelines
persuasive / argumentative writing
21. Your assertion that conveys your point of view
audience characteristics
focus
drafting
types of presentation strategies
22. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
editing
mapping
internet
evaluating
23. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material
developmen
shaping
personal writing
scholarly writing
24. 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
RENNS
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
climax
holistic scoring
25. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about
subject writing
location
types of source material
expository
26. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
chronological order
tone
argument
basic requirements for a thesis statement
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
audience characteristics
purposes of writing
focus
thesis statement end
28. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
point of view
rhetorical strategies
audience
revising
29. Topic that you are discussing
assertion
plagerizing
subject
revising
30. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
quotations
APA
types of presentation strategies
purposes of writing
31. 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
paraphrase
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
compare and contrast
steps of revision
32. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
subject
process writing
prewriting
classification
33. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
summar
stages of the writing process
comparison
focused free writing
34. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
location
proofreading
steps of revision
chronological order
35. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
cause and effect
thesis statement end
appeal to authority
36. 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
thesis statement end
types of presentation strategies
self-assessment
quotations
37. 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
drafting
ways to avoid generalizations
thesis statement end
proofreading
38. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
subject writing
extended metaphor
techniques for coherence
rhetorical strategies
39. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms
journalistic questions
scholarly writing
basic requirements for a thesis statement
specific language
40. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
focus
stages of the writing process
internet
problem and solution
41. The 'going public' stage of writing
analogies
publishing
holistic scoring
persuasive / argumentative writing
42. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
publishing
paraphrase
rhetorical features
cause and effect
43. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
scoring rubics
holistic scoring
guidelines for evaluating evidence
mapping
44. Toulman's model of arguement
editing
the claim - the support - the warrant
quotations
generalizations
45. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
process writing
reference works
free writing
drafting
46. Flm - art - media - and so on
other sources
introductory paragraph
ways to organize a passage
cause and effect
47. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
reference works
types of presentation strategies
mapping
assertion
48. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
student-created sources
editing
reference works
proofreading
49. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
ways to organize a passage
the claim - the support - the warrant
elements in an argument
basic requirements for a thesis statement
50. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
prewriting
mapping
MLA
journalistic questions
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