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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. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
holistic scoring
student-created sources
peer review
revising
2. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
evidence
style
expository
chronological order
3. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
subject
indirect quotations
journalistic questions
specific language
4. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
writing activities
internet
editing
shaping
5. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
chronological order
typical elements in informative essay
plagerizing
6. 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
scoring rubics
types of source material
tone
basic requirements for a thesis statement
7. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
developmen
cause and effect
specific language
process writing
8. 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
ways to organize a passage
creative writing
types of source material
9. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
generalizations
publishing
appeal to emotion
peer review
10. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
location
quotations
free writing
reference works
11. Flm - art - media - and so on
creative writing
generalizations
other sources
drafting
12. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy
free writing
creative writing
direct quotation
audience
13. 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
guidelines for evaluating evidence
chronological order
portfolios
cause and effect
14. 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
sarcasm
internet
compare and contrast
shaping
15. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
rhetorical features
types of source material
techniques for coherence
proofreading
16. 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)
types of presentation strategies
revising
editing
major activities of revision
17. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
formal outline guidelines
evaluating
elements in an argument
climax
18. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
tone
workplace writing
evidence
cause and effect
19. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
location
elements in an argument
rhetorical strategies
shaping
20. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure
summar
types of discourse
quotations
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
21. 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
climax
indirect quotations
other sources
personal writing
22. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material
paraphrase
evaluating
shaping
formal outline guidelines
23. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
drafting
quotations
APA
drafting
24. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
classification
expository
style
rhetorical features
25. Topic that you are discussing
assertion
subject
elements in an argument
cause and effect
26. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it
introductory paragraph
types of source material
assertion
location
27. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
persuasive
drafting
topic sentence
specific language
28. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
shaping
assertion
guidelines for evaluating evidence
evidence
29. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
elements in an argument
evaluating
ways to organize a passage
revising
30. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
scholarly writing
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
ways to organize a passage
tone
31. 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
revising
holistic scoring
the claim - the support - the warrant
plagerizing
32. 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
drafting
rhetorical features
33. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)
spatial sequence
drafting
guidelines for evaluating evidence
focused free writing
34. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
creative
reference works
purpose
mapping
35. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
MLA
journalistic questions
indirect quotations
revising
36. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
rhetorical features
elements in an argument
tone
style
37. Can overstate or understate a fact; can cause skepticism; undermine the writer's authority; (key words: all - everyone - always - many - never - nobody); creates inaccuracies; can produce false statements
praise
generalizations
general reading public
plagerizing
38. 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
paraphrase
general reading public
developmen
39. Vague words are avoided
developmen
thesis statement end
types of presentation strategies
specific language
40. 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
APA
ways to avoid generalizations
extended metaphor
process writing
41. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
rhetorical strategies
classification
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
MLA
42. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
major activities of revision
types of presentation strategies
typical elements in informative essay
prewriting
43. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
basic requirements for a thesis statement
the claim - the support - the warrant
quotations
analogies
44. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
stages of the writing process
elements in an argument
creative
ways to organize a passage
45. 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
plagerizing
prewriting
location
general reading public
46. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
introductory paragraph
evidence
extended metaphor
persuasive / argumentative writing
47. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
cause and effect
purposes of writing
RENNS
topic sentence
48. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
the claim - the support - the warrant
workplace writing
rhetorical features
revising
49. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
editing
mapping
point of view
free writing
50. 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
evidence
self-assessment
editing
style