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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. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
introductory paragraph
appeal to authority
subject
topic sentence
2. 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
types of presentation strategies
brainstorming
paraphrase
3. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
MLA
evidence
writing activities
rhetorical features
4. Descriptive scoring schemes that are developed by teachers and other evaluators to guide analysis of the products or process of a a students efforts; scoring requires certain criteria to be met; example: (3) meets expectation (2) adequate (1) needs i
writing activities
scoring rubics
prewriting
unity
5. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
unity
steps of revision
portfolios
formal outline guidelines
6. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
types of source material
techniques for coherence
appeal to emotion
peer review
7. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
revising
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
stages of the writing process
expository
8. 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
analogies
personal writing
editing
the claim - the support - the warrant
9. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
counterpoints
journalistic questions
drafting
reference works
10. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
persuasive
brainstorming
other sources
purpose
11. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
editing
assertion
the claim - the support - the warrant
revising
12. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
illustration
purpose
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
publishing
13. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
prewriting
peer review
journalistic questions
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
14. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure
tone
summar
editing
steps of revision
15. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
tone
persuasive
counterpoints
developmen
16. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
argument
general reading public
student-created sources
shaping
17. Topic that you are discussing
evidence
rhetorical features
subject
RENNS
18. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
specific language
chronological order
praise
workplace writing
19. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
rhetorical strategies
the claim - the support - the warrant
purposes of writing
thesis statement end
20. Writing nonstop about anything
audience characteristics
shaping
free writing
appeal to authority
21. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
counterpoints
problem and solution
drafting
workplace writing
22. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
plagerizing
persuasive / argumentative writing
purposes of writing
paraphrase
23. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry
summar
extended metaphor
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
subject writing
24. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
workplace writing
portfolios
types of source material
appeal to emotion
25. 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
quotations
tone
self-assessment
ways to organize a passage
26. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
persuasive
spatial sequence
guidelines for evaluating evidence
style
27. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
tone
free writing
coherence
extended metaphor
28. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
coherence
portfolios
argument
quotations
29. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)
developmen
brainstorming
introductory paragraph
problem and solution
30. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
major activities of revision
problem and solution
sarcasm
revising
31. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
introductory paragraph
types of source material
subject writing
MLA
32. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
process writing
formal outline guidelines
student-created sources
evidence
33. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
types of source material
stages of the writing process
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
ways to organize a passage
34. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
steps of revision
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
holistic scoring
rhetorical features
35. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
portfolios
publishing
rhetorical features
36. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
sarcasm
persuasive / argumentative writing
assertion
compare and contrast
37. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
drafting
plagerizing
unity
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
38. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
drafting
elements in an argument
major activities of revision
point of view
39. Used to show similarities and differences (key words: although - but - still - yet - compared with - as opposed to - different from - either/or - neither/nor - in common - similarly
problem and solution
tone
publishing
compare and contrast
40. Flm - art - media - and so on
elements in an argument
coherence
unity
other sources
41. 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
climax
specific language
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
location
42. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
unity
source
mapping
shaping
43. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
illustration
cause and effect
tone
coherence
44. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
unity
cause and effect
self-assessment
persuasive
45. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure
rhetorical features
paraphrase
brainstorming
purpose
46. 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
tone
portfolios
editing
steps of revision
47. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
plagerizing
generalizations
focused free writing
sarcasm
48. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
indirect quotations
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
formal outline guidelines
types of presentation strategies
49. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
holistic scoring
self-assessment
mapping
journalistic questions
50. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
audience
style
comparison
rhetorical features