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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. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
praise
personal writing
APA
journalistic questions
2. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic
evaluating
brainstorming
introductory paragraph
ways to organize a passage
3. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
rhetorical features
journalistic questions
classification
other sources
4. 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
other sources
focus
purpose
5. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
climax
MLA
publishing
scoring rubics
6. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about
subject writing
point of view
mapping
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
7. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
purposes of writing
indirect quotations
location
types of discourse
8. 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
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
major activities of revision
editing
holistic scoring
9. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure
paraphrase
persuasive / argumentative writing
general reading public
analogies
10. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
subject writing
topic sentence
chronological order
argument
11. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
evidence
basic requirements for a thesis statement
internet
appeal to authority
12. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
types of discourse
journalistic questions
process writing
ways to organize a passage
13. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
types of source material
direct quotation
cause and effect
specific language
14. 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
workplace writing
portfolios
types of presentation strategies
specific language
15. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
summar
types of source material
shaping
writing activities
16. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
brainstorming
sarcasm
climax
chronological order
17. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
portfolios
workplace writing
tone
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
18. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
process writing
ways to organize a passage
internet
plagerizing
19. Addition (also - in addition - too - moveover); example (for example - for instance - on the otherhand - nevertheless); contrast (but - yet - however - on the other hand); comparison (similarly - likewise - in the same way); concession (of course - t
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
quotations
scholarly writing
source
20. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
tone
reference works
climax
drafting
21. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
spatial sequence
APA
brainstorming
drafting
22. The 'going public' stage of writing
stages of the writing process
creative
publishing
RENNS
23. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
types of source material
ways to avoid generalizations
indirect quotations
persuasive / argumentative writing
24. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
quotations
types of discourse
elements in an argument
specific language
25. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
problem and solution
drafting
climax
26. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
stages of the writing process
student-created sources
drafting
general reading public
27. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
editing
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
subject writing
tone
28. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility
other sources
general reading public
proofreading
APA
29. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
revising
RENNS
illustration
assertion
30. 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
peer review
types of discourse
point of view
31. Topic that you are discussing
rhetorical features
subject
basic requirements for a thesis statement
indirect quotations
32. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
personal writing
guidelines for evaluating evidence
APA
extended metaphor
33. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
quotations
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
process writing
focus
34. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
creative writing
thesis statement end
scoring rubics
illustration
35. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
appeal to emotion
quotations
general reading public
portfolios
36. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
audience characteristics
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
location
37. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
ways to organize a passage
unity
proofreading
appeal to authority
38. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
scoring rubics
counterpoints
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
persuasive
39. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
evaluating
writing activities
thesis statement end
compare and contrast
40. 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
student-created sources
spatial sequence
developmen
revising
41. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure
guidelines for evaluating evidence
summar
thesis statement end
cause and effect
42. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
counterpoints
scholarly writing
persuasive / argumentative writing
rhetorical strategies
43. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
ways to organize a passage
climax
rhetorical strategies
counterpoints
44. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
spatial sequence
creative
process writing
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
45. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
stages of the writing process
cause and effect
generalizations
other sources
46. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
techniques for coherence
direct quotation
shaping
creative
47. Writing nonstop about anything
free writing
point of view
problem and solution
sarcasm
48. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
basic requirements for a thesis statement
creative writing
problem and solution
49. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
elements in an argument
peer review
audience
prewriting
50. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
typical elements in informative essay
style
cause and effect
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