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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. The 'going public' stage of writing






2. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship






3. 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






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






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






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






7. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic






8. 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






9. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument






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






11. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally






12. 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






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






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






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






16. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility






17. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






18. 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






19. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince






20. 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)






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






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






23. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work






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






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






26. Topic that you are discussing






27. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest






28. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






29. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






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






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






34. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms






35. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements






36. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)






37. 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






38. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing






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






40. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)






41. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay






42. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other






43. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas






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






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






46. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks






47. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






49. Examples of student's essays - created to organize and explain their selections for end-of-term writing; reveals how much students learn from such reflection; careful attention to students reflections invites instructors to change their approach so t






50. 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