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Writing Process

Subject : 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. 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






2. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion






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






4. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect






5. 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






6. 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)






7. Toulman's model of arguement






8. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






9. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions






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






11. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals






12. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






13. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient






14. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes






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






16. 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;






17. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way






18. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)






19. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication






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






21. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books






22. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks






23. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)






24. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure






25. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry






26. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects






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






28. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material






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






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






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






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






33. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner






34. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear






35. 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






36. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






38. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing






39. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results






40. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






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






43. Writing nonstop about anything






44. 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






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






46. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about






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






48. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument






49. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility






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