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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally






2. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence






3. 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)






4. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other






5. Flm - art - media - and so on






6. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas






7. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it






8. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay






9. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic






10. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source






11. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone






12. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility






13. The 'going public' stage of writing






14. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise






15. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition






16. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)






17. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively






18. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks






19. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






20. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






21. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest






22. Performing speeches - plays - videos; making a speech - participating in debate; creating booklets - brochures - family scrapbooks - or personal web pages; publishing a school newspaper - magazine - or portfolio; submitting work for publication beyon






23. Who? what? when? where? why? how?






24. 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






25. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details






26. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?






27. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy






28. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph






29. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms






30. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity






31. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.






32. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you






33. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.






34. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






35. Online: dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on; various search engines and portals to gather ideas and information






36. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about






37. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic






38. Toulman's model of arguement






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






40. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own






41. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other






42. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing






43. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing






44. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements






45. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






46. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process






47. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work






48. 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






49. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas






50. 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