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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. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
evidence
persuasive / argumentative writing
coherence
climax
2. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
shaping
unity
sarcasm
quotations
3. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
techniques for coherence
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
introductory paragraph
specific language
4. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
thesis statement end
self-assessment
steps of revision
subject writing
5. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
praise
counterpoints
scoring rubics
types of discourse
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
personal writing
subject
free writing
evidence
7. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
extended metaphor
typical elements in informative essay
direct quotation
point of view
8. 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
process writing
style
chronological order
peer review
9. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
counterpoints
focused free writing
proofreading
peer review
10. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
plagerizing
publishing
specific language
coherence
11. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
purposes of writing
basic requirements for a thesis statement
creative
scholarly writing
12. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
types of discourse
drafting
appeal to authority
direct quotation
13. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
indirect quotations
journalistic questions
student-created sources
portfolios
14. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
problem and solution
drafting
journalistic questions
tone
15. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
brainstorming
chronological order
RENNS
persuasive / argumentative writing
16. Toulman's model of arguement
revising
the claim - the support - the warrant
student-created sources
praise
17. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
illustration
cause and effect
shaping
shaping
18. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
student-created sources
point of view
indirect quotations
publishing
19. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
style
holistic scoring
stages of the writing process
direct quotation
20. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
spatial sequence
argument
guidelines for evaluating evidence
creative
21. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
evidence
point of view
editing
general reading public
22. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
evidence
scoring rubics
audience
revising
23. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
tone
shaping
plagerizing
rhetorical strategies
24. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy
focus
unity
creative writing
problem and solution
25. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas
indirect quotations
illustration
style
types of source material
26. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
shaping
introductory paragraph
types of source material
types of presentation strategies
27. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship
ways to organize a passage
APA
brainstorming
analogies
28. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
subject writing
tone
location
guidelines for evaluating evidence
29. 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
MLA
the claim - the support - the warrant
scoring rubics
30. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
thesis statement end
expository
topic sentence
evaluating
31. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
classification
general reading public
unity
focus
32. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
brainstorming
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
chronological order
source
33. 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
holistic scoring
publishing
generalizations
unity
34. Writing nonstop about anything
argument
thesis statement end
free writing
journalistic questions
35. 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
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
writing activities
self-assessment
drafting
36. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
developmen
subject
writing activities
MLA
37. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way
plagerizing
thesis statement end
argument
chronological order
38. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details
prewriting
appeal to authority
illustration
assertion
39. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure
summar
evaluating
writing activities
brainstorming
40. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
RENNS
typical elements in informative essay
writing activities
APA
41. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
mapping
elements in an argument
scholarly writing
typical elements in informative essay
42. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
spatial sequence
RENNS
workplace writing
comparison
43. Topic that you are discussing
subject
mapping
cause and effect
summar
44. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
proofreading
APA
counterpoints
unity
45. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
general reading public
free writing
quotations
purposes of writing
46. 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
audience characteristics
purposes of writing
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
coherence
47. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic
brainstorming
RENNS
guidelines for evaluating evidence
location
48. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
ways to avoid generalizations
drafting
introductory paragraph
shaping
49. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)
scoring rubics
spatial sequence
extended metaphor
major activities of revision
50. 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
APA
rhetorical features
typical elements in informative essay
revising