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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. 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)
drafting
major activities of revision
tone
rhetorical features
2. 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
journalistic questions
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
internet
holistic scoring
3. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
indirect quotations
drafting
source
free writing
4. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
ways to organize a passage
appeal to emotion
audience characteristics
types of source material
5. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
general reading public
formal outline guidelines
evaluating
developmen
6. 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
problem and solution
scoring rubics
direct quotation
analogies
7. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
RENNS
MLA
self-assessment
reference works
8. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
creative
audience characteristics
brainstorming
basic requirements for a thesis statement
9. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
revising
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
chronological order
revising
10. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms
stages of the writing process
praise
quotations
scholarly writing
11. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
MLA
free writing
compare and contrast
unity
12. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
workplace writing
process writing
audience
APA
13. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
indirect quotations
plagerizing
creative
scoring rubics
14. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
persuasive / argumentative writing
types of discourse
workplace writing
paraphrase
15. Vague words are avoided
appeal to authority
evidence
specific language
cause and effect
16. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
writing activities
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
rhetorical features
brainstorming
17. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
process writing
purposes of writing
shaping
ways to organize a passage
18. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility
proofreading
source
scholarly writing
focused free writing
19. 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
MLA
unity
self-assessment
major activities of revision
20. Toulman's model of arguement
the claim - the support - the warrant
location
developmen
mapping
21. 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
general reading public
types of discourse
prewriting
shaping
22. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
source
cause and effect
tone
audience
23. Learning how to write by writing; is an approach which encourages students to communicate their own written messages while simultaneously developing their literacy skills in speaking and reading rather than delaying involvement in the writing process
audience
elements in an argument
process writing
ways to avoid generalizations
24. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
persuasive / argumentative writing
revising
climax
shaping
25. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
counterpoints
editing
drafting
problem and solution
26. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
summar
audience
analogies
subject
27. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
ways to organize a passage
rhetorical features
unity
shaping
28. Your assertion that conveys your point of view
focus
indirect quotations
specific language
techniques for coherence
29. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
focus
revising
evidence
cause and effect
30. 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
illustration
formal outline guidelines
topic sentence
generalizations
31. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
journalistic questions
tone
RENNS
editing
32. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
journalistic questions
MLA
drafting
rhetorical strategies
33. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
evaluating
unity
process writing
creative
34. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
quotations
extended metaphor
revising
internet
35. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
purpose
self-assessment
editing
cause and effect
36. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
shaping
praise
assertion
revising
37. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
expository
mapping
problem and solution
paraphrase
38. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship
cause and effect
source
process writing
analogies
39. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
revising
praise
focused free writing
appeal to emotion
40. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
evidence
developmen
audience
quotations
41. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
chronological order
expository
drafting
other sources
42. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
counterpoints
analogies
prewriting
generalizations
43. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
creative writing
types of source material
brainstorming
stages of the writing process
44. The 'going public' stage of writing
publishing
chronological order
praise
scholarly writing
45. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
cause and effect
location
other sources
coherence
46. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
general reading public
APA
persuasive
generalizations
47. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)
ways to organize a passage
coherence
RENNS
problem and solution
48. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
shaping
portfolios
typical elements in informative essay
types of source material
49. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
student-created sources
mapping
spatial sequence
purpose
50. 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
location
personal writing
general reading public
appeal to authority