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Writing Process
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writing-skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Flm - art - media - and so on
prewriting
guidelines for evaluating evidence
techniques for coherence
other sources
2. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
reference works
ways to organize a passage
rhetorical strategies
summar
3. Toulman's model of arguement
the claim - the support - the warrant
tone
holistic scoring
extended metaphor
4. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
types of presentation strategies
writing activities
cause and effect
focused free writing
5. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
classification
proofreading
direct quotation
stages of the writing process
6. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
cause and effect
MLA
purposes of writing
process writing
7. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
thesis statement end
steps of revision
revising
appeal to authority
8. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy
appeal to emotion
unity
thesis statement end
creative writing
9. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
argument
counterpoints
stages of the writing process
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
10. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it
student-created sources
climax
assertion
scholarly writing
11. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
drafting
ways to avoid generalizations
basic requirements for a thesis statement
tone
12. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
shaping
revising
expository
drafting
13. 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
compare and contrast
chronological order
major activities of revision
revising
14. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
evidence
stages of the writing process
sarcasm
tone
15. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
subject
sarcasm
rhetorical features
general reading public
16. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
expository
plagerizing
shaping
scoring rubics
17. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
compare and contrast
other sources
cause and effect
formal outline guidelines
18. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details
peer review
personal writing
illustration
shaping
19. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
stages of the writing process
basic requirements for a thesis statement
peer review
rhetorical features
20. 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
persuasive / argumentative writing
problem and solution
shaping
types of presentation strategies
21. 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
MLA
climax
audience characteristics
publishing
22. Your assertion that conveys your point of view
free writing
focus
spatial sequence
audience
23. 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
coherence
internet
persuasive / argumentative writing
personal writing
24. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about
guidelines for evaluating evidence
audience characteristics
subject writing
cause and effect
25. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
source
publishing
general reading public
techniques for coherence
26. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
rhetorical strategies
guidelines for evaluating evidence
focused free writing
scoring rubics
27. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
RENNS
MLA
major activities of revision
comparison
28. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
rhetorical strategies
subject writing
thesis statement end
appeal to emotion
29. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
reference works
classification
appeal to authority
typical elements in informative essay
30. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
formal outline guidelines
types of presentation strategies
indirect quotations
purposes of writing
31. 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
generalizations
proofreading
analogies
shaping
32. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
climax
unity
reference works
publishing
33. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
source
praise
reference works
self-assessment
34. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
ways to organize a passage
journalistic questions
student-created sources
appeal to authority
35. 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
expository
the claim - the support - the warrant
praise
holistic scoring
36. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
scoring rubics
scholarly writing
drafting
cause and effect
37. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure
typical elements in informative essay
appeal to authority
persuasive / argumentative writing
summar
38. Addition (also - in addition - too - moveover); example (for example - for instance - on the otherhand - nevertheless); contrast (but - yet - however - on the other hand); comparison (similarly - likewise - in the same way); concession (of course - t
typical elements in informative essay
rhetorical features
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
paraphrase
39. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure
paraphrase
extended metaphor
problem and solution
indirect quotations
40. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
topic sentence
editing
ways to organize a passage
argument
41. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
chronological order
brainstorming
focus
evaluating
42. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
cause and effect
sarcasm
summar
revising
43. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
steps of revision
general reading public
subject
purposes of writing
44. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
workplace writing
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
writing activities
point of view
45. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
generalizations
specific language
tone
free writing
46. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
brainstorming
assertion
types of discourse
evaluating
47. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
quotations
typical elements in informative essay
persuasive
major activities of revision
48. Writing nonstop about anything
writing activities
free writing
persuasive
thesis statement end
49. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship
stages of the writing process
prewriting
analogies
specific language
50. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
purpose
introductory paragraph
typical elements in informative essay
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