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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. 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
tone
holistic scoring
ways to avoid generalizations
audience
2. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
student-created sources
personal writing
chronological order
techniques for coherence
3. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
workplace writing
peer review
topic sentence
elements in an argument
4. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
rhetorical features
portfolios
scholarly writing
climax
5. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
plagerizing
general reading public
introductory paragraph
other sources
6. 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
brainstorming
process writing
analogies
peer review
7. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
creative writing
appeal to emotion
specific language
8. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
writing activities
focus
audience
purposes of writing
9. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
techniques for coherence
the claim - the support - the warrant
guidelines for evaluating evidence
developmen
10. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
reference works
free writing
classification
direct quotation
11. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
APA
general reading public
cause and effect
shaping
12. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
types of discourse
specific language
coherence
guidelines for evaluating evidence
13. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
comparison
RENNS
style
tone
14. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
persuasive
stages of the writing process
paraphrase
peer review
15. 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
illustration
source
revising
purpose
16. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
creative writing
steps of revision
free writing
editing
17. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
ways to avoid generalizations
types of discourse
summar
indirect quotations
18. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
persuasive / argumentative writing
editing
source
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
19. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
introductory paragraph
chronological order
tone
process writing
20. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
mapping
scholarly writing
assertion
basic requirements for a thesis statement
21. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
types of source material
editing
source
indirect quotations
22. 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
internet
portfolios
focused free writing
indirect quotations
23. 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
elements in an argument
ways to organize a passage
journalistic questions
24. 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
developmen
compare and contrast
classification
paraphrase
25. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
holistic scoring
indirect quotations
subject writing
praise
26. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)
unity
introductory paragraph
problem and solution
coherence
27. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about
compare and contrast
subject writing
publishing
revising
28. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
subject
typical elements in informative essay
shaping
rhetorical features
29. Your assertion that conveys your point of view
focus
point of view
rhetorical features
persuasive
30. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
chronological order
audience
types of source material
sarcasm
31. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
direct quotation
techniques for coherence
expository
chronological order
32. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
internet
types of discourse
purpose
unity
33. Flm - art - media - and so on
developmen
other sources
shaping
quotations
34. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
internet
plagerizing
focused free writing
audience characteristics
35. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic
formal outline guidelines
shaping
personal writing
brainstorming
36. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
ways to avoid generalizations
tone
cause and effect
purpose
37. The 'going public' stage of writing
holistic scoring
publishing
drafting
rhetorical features
38. Toulman's model of arguement
persuasive
the claim - the support - the warrant
topic sentence
reference works
39. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material
shaping
creative writing
RENNS
purposes of writing
40. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
purpose
creative
expository
workplace writing
41. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
climax
tone
stages of the writing process
cause and effect
42. 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
compare and contrast
ways to avoid generalizations
indirect quotations
extended metaphor
43. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
generalizations
style
drafting
editing
44. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
evidence
quotations
basic requirements for a thesis statement
the claim - the support - the warrant
45. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
indirect quotations
reference works
style
persuasive / argumentative writing
46. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure
holistic scoring
ways to avoid generalizations
MLA
summar
47. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
general reading public
developmen
focused free writing
compare and contrast
48. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
elements in an argument
praise
developmen
holistic scoring
49. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
extended metaphor
thesis statement end
student-created sources
audience
50. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
assertion
cause and effect
general reading public
classification