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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. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility
proofreading
unity
specific language
tone
2. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
introductory paragraph
specific language
shaping
3. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
drafting
free writing
MLA
4. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
types of source material
cause and effect
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
scholarly writing
5. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
location
revising
stages of the writing process
types of source material
6. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
cause and effect
source
drafting
direct quotation
7. 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;
formal outline guidelines
APA
focused free writing
chronological order
8. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
topic sentence
workplace writing
peer review
9. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
student-created sources
purposes of writing
chronological order
creative
10. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
drafting
creative
prewriting
purpose
11. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
personal writing
creative writing
ways to organize a passage
types of presentation strategies
12. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about
types of presentation strategies
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
evidence
subject writing
13. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
plagerizing
process writing
writing activities
spatial sequence
14. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
drafting
formal outline guidelines
plagerizing
argument
15. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
unity
summar
shaping
creative writing
16. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
cause and effect
assertion
argument
chronological order
17. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
drafting
portfolios
types of discourse
assertion
18. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
journalistic questions
guidelines for evaluating evidence
point of view
personal writing
19. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
audience characteristics
free writing
elements in an argument
personal writing
20. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
audience
indirect quotations
tone
evaluating
21. 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
scoring rubics
revising
self-assessment
developmen
22. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
internet
topic sentence
revising
steps of revision
23. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
persuasive / argumentative writing
general reading public
introductory paragraph
brainstorming
24. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
steps of revision
drafting
indirect quotations
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
25. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
RENNS
holistic scoring
focus
specific language
26. Your assertion that conveys your point of view
writing activities
focus
direct quotation
evaluating
27. 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
APA
typical elements in informative essay
rhetorical features
personal writing
28. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
comparison
appeal to authority
revising
editing
29. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
types of discourse
shaping
persuasive
types of presentation strategies
30. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
illustration
source
shaping
31. 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
self-assessment
chronological order
reference works
topic sentence
32. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
scholarly writing
indirect quotations
comparison
rhetorical strategies
33. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
mapping
steps of revision
climax
MLA
34. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
mapping
paraphrase
rhetorical features
focused free writing
35. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
coherence
types of presentation strategies
audience characteristics
spatial sequence
36. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
brainstorming
tone
drafting
problem and solution
37. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
typical elements in informative essay
direct quotation
basic requirements for a thesis statement
coherence
38. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
creative
comparison
techniques for coherence
workplace writing
39. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
focus
types of source material
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
reference works
40. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
classification
analogies
location
APA
41. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
basic requirements for a thesis statement
classification
persuasive
paraphrase
42. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
APA
problem and solution
tone
evaluating
43. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
rhetorical strategies
plagerizing
guidelines for evaluating evidence
workplace writing
44. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
shaping
techniques for coherence
general reading public
extended metaphor
45. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
MLA
audience characteristics
typical elements in informative essay
publishing
46. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
focused free writing
steps of revision
quotations
thesis statement end
47. Topic that you are discussing
classification
expository
subject
extended metaphor
48. 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
tone
focus
counterpoints
49. 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
revising
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
other sources
expository
50. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
praise
assertion
types of presentation strategies
scholarly writing