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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. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
workplace writing
types of presentation strategies
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
evaluating
2. Flm - art - media - and so on
other sources
focus
audience characteristics
praise
3. 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
scoring rubics
chronological order
audience
process writing
4. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
praise
creative
purpose
brainstorming
5. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
quotations
student-created sources
revising
process writing
6. 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
writing activities
process writing
compare and contrast
MLA
7. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
writing activities
drafting
paraphrase
developmen
8. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
spatial sequence
self-assessment
reference works
praise
9. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
MLA
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
shaping
tone
10. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
editing
indirect quotations
writing activities
11. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
rhetorical features
style
rhetorical strategies
shaping
12. Toulman's model of arguement
focused free writing
subject writing
the claim - the support - the warrant
scoring rubics
13. 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
techniques for coherence
unity
ways to avoid generalizations
shaping
14. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
elements in an argument
sarcasm
expository
techniques for coherence
15. 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
source
brainstorming
quotations
personal writing
16. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
expository
ways to avoid generalizations
location
evaluating
17. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
MLA
purposes of writing
counterpoints
formal outline guidelines
18. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
indirect quotations
self-assessment
typical elements in informative essay
audience
19. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)
specific language
purposes of writing
evidence
spatial sequence
20. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
revising
climax
scholarly writing
brainstorming
21. 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
holistic scoring
prewriting
comparison
typical elements in informative essay
22. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
types of presentation strategies
focused free writing
persuasive / argumentative writing
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
23. The 'going public' stage of writing
mapping
focused free writing
publishing
compare and contrast
24. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
persuasive
basic requirements for a thesis statement
purposes of writing
types of discourse
25. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
holistic scoring
portfolios
unity
illustration
26. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
counterpoints
focused free writing
revising
illustration
27. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
illustration
location
shaping
topic sentence
28. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
shaping
focus
RENNS
techniques for coherence
29. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it
brainstorming
purpose
illustration
assertion
30. Age - gender - ethic backgrounds - political philosophies - religious beliefs - roles (student - parent - voter - wage earner - property owner - veteran) - interests hobbies - level of education - amount of general or specialized knowledge about the
subject writing
audience characteristics
subject
types of source material
31. 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
tone
the claim - the support - the warrant
illustration
32. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
unity
topic sentence
generalizations
purposes of writing
33. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
generalizations
peer review
introductory paragraph
audience characteristics
34. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
steps of revision
creative
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
appeal to authority
35. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
writing activities
types of discourse
drafting
reference works
36. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas
style
formal outline guidelines
types of source material
subject
37. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
evaluating
tone
shaping
appeal to emotion
38. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
types of source material
direct quotation
drafting
holistic scoring
39. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship
analogies
quotations
location
evidence
40. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
purpose
persuasive / argumentative writing
compare and contrast
self-assessment
41. 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
rhetorical strategies
holistic scoring
drafting
reference works
42. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
subject
counterpoints
editing
audience characteristics
43. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
ways to organize a passage
shaping
drafting
evaluating
44. 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
holistic scoring
ways to avoid generalizations
introductory paragraph
scoring rubics
45. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
chronological order
persuasive
prewriting
illustration
46. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material
journalistic questions
rhetorical strategies
other sources
shaping
47. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
revising
guidelines for evaluating evidence
ways to organize a passage
cause and effect
48. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
self-assessment
chronological order
student-created sources
rhetorical features
49. 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)
free writing
guidelines for evaluating evidence
major activities of revision
focused free writing
50. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
rhetorical features
quotations
unity
internet