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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. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
coherence
counterpoints
developmen
persuasive
2. 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
personal writing
extended metaphor
focus
revising
3. 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
general reading public
scholarly writing
style
scoring rubics
4. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
developmen
evidence
focused free writing
mapping
5. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
appeal to authority
persuasive
unity
scoring rubics
6. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
APA
appeal to authority
assertion
direct quotation
7. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
scoring rubics
mapping
coherence
climax
8. 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)
introductory paragraph
major activities of revision
stages of the writing process
APA
9. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
revising
MLA
chronological order
tone
10. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
source
cause and effect
problem and solution
general reading public
11. Flm - art - media - and so on
generalizations
RENNS
other sources
personal writing
12. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
formal outline guidelines
quotations
RENNS
steps of revision
13. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
cause and effect
shaping
climax
sarcasm
14. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about
cause and effect
thesis statement end
subject writing
brainstorming
15. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
process writing
elements in an argument
persuasive / argumentative writing
publishing
16. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
counterpoints
quotations
direct quotation
evaluating
17. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
workplace writing
APA
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
drafting
18. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
formal outline guidelines
types of source material
workplace writing
specific language
19. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
assertion
source
writing activities
subject writing
20. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
plagerizing
generalizations
indirect quotations
praise
21. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
creative writing
drafting
point of view
chronological order
22. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
tone
purposes of writing
brainstorming
internet
23. Topic that you are discussing
subject
internet
shaping
evaluating
24. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
source
creative writing
direct quotation
focused free writing
25. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
focus
free writing
techniques for coherence
RENNS
26. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
self-assessment
location
counterpoints
journalistic questions
27. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)
direct quotation
spatial sequence
subject
counterpoints
28. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
mapping
journalistic questions
shaping
ways to organize a passage
29. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
journalistic questions
revising
portfolios
typical elements in informative essay
30. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
unity
guidelines for evaluating evidence
topic sentence
scholarly writing
31. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
counterpoints
subject writing
reference works
specific language
32. 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
purposes of writing
typical elements in informative essay
audience characteristics
types of presentation strategies
33. 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
compare and contrast
personal writing
APA
tone
34. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
general reading public
scoring rubics
sarcasm
personal writing
35. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
focused free writing
cause and effect
expository
drafting
36. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
revising
steps of revision
coherence
purpose
37. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details
sarcasm
source
shaping
illustration
38. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
techniques for coherence
types of discourse
evaluating
internet
39. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
direct quotation
introductory paragraph
summar
APA
40. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship
tone
analogies
expository
praise
41. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
proofreading
coherence
journalistic questions
thesis statement end
42. Toulman's model of arguement
reference works
the claim - the support - the warrant
peer review
shaping
43. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms
chronological order
developmen
scholarly writing
reference works
44. 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
illustration
self-assessment
scoring rubics
persuasive / argumentative writing
45. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
location
free writing
types of discourse
subject
46. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
techniques for coherence
general reading public
focused free writing
evaluating
47. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
typical elements in informative essay
cause and effect
revising
editing
48. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
source
argument
holistic scoring
chronological order
49. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
source
expository
drafting
proofreading
50. 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
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
audience
elements in an argument
types of presentation strategies