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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. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
plagerizing
general reading public
process writing
unity
2. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
chronological order
student-created sources
types of source material
revising
3. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
focused free writing
extended metaphor
reference works
personal writing
4. 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
self-assessment
student-created sources
generalizations
direct quotation
5. Topic that you are discussing
scoring rubics
brainstorming
subject
general reading public
6. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
editing
summar
quotations
introductory paragraph
7. Vague words are avoided
source
specific language
publishing
creative writing
8. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
coherence
expository
praise
peer review
9. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
reference works
the claim - the support - the warrant
quotations
rhetorical features
10. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas
expository
style
purposes of writing
editing
11. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
quotations
introductory paragraph
creative writing
drafting
12. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
specific language
point of view
chronological order
indirect quotations
13. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
shaping
rhetorical features
other sources
peer review
14. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
specific language
editing
quotations
guidelines for evaluating evidence
15. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
focused free writing
audience characteristics
thesis statement end
steps of revision
16. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
topic sentence
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
cause and effect
purposes of writing
17. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
revising
assertion
the claim - the support - the warrant
tone
18. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
journalistic questions
climax
point of view
persuasive / argumentative writing
19. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)
self-assessment
subject
persuasive / argumentative writing
spatial sequence
20. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility
proofreading
assertion
mapping
classification
21. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
rhetorical strategies
MLA
types of source material
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
compare and contrast
other sources
shaping
internet
23. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
basic requirements for a thesis statement
developmen
ways to organize a passage
scoring rubics
24. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
counterpoints
mapping
techniques for coherence
types of discourse
25. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
workplace writing
purposes of writing
APA
RENNS
26. 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
formal outline guidelines
unity
techniques for coherence
27. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
mapping
revising
revising
typical elements in informative essay
28. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
general reading public
types of presentation strategies
creative writing
MLA
29. Flm - art - media - and so on
other sources
counterpoints
chronological order
RENNS
30. 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
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
subject writing
brainstorming
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
31. 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
revising
brainstorming
point of view
appeal to emotion
32. Writing nonstop about anything
free writing
ways to avoid generalizations
scholarly writing
tone
33. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
compare and contrast
developmen
prewriting
rhetorical strategies
34. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
rhetorical features
unity
drafting
types of presentation strategies
35. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
steps of revision
cause and effect
editing
formal outline guidelines
36. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
persuasive
tone
developmen
37. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
ways to avoid generalizations
argument
revising
stages of the writing process
38. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
revising
praise
cause and effect
rhetorical features
39. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material
reference works
appeal to authority
plagerizing
shaping
40. 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
counterpoints
revising
creative writing
holistic scoring
41. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
process writing
praise
workplace writing
major activities of revision
42. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
point of view
purpose
direct quotation
evaluating
43. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
guidelines for evaluating evidence
focused free writing
subject
drafting
44. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
scoring rubics
focus
topic sentence
drafting
45. 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)
major activities of revision
free writing
spatial sequence
general reading public
46. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way
revising
point of view
argument
appeal to emotion
47. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
cause and effect
subject writing
expository
free writing
48. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
journalistic questions
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
tone
indirect quotations
49. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
APA
coherence
publishing
guidelines for evaluating evidence
50. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
praise
unity
personal writing
location