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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. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
formal outline guidelines
cause and effect
types of discourse
comparison
2. 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
typical elements in informative essay
audience characteristics
drafting
tone
3. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
sarcasm
other sources
MLA
unity
4. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
journalistic questions
peer review
rhetorical strategies
personal writing
5. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
typical elements in informative essay
tone
shaping
focus
6. Vague words are avoided
persuasive / argumentative writing
specific language
steps of revision
direct quotation
7. 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
counterpoints
types of presentation strategies
audience characteristics
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
8. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
paraphrase
shaping
tone
internet
9. 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
portfolios
other sources
analogies
10. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
evaluating
internet
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
rhetorical strategies
11. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
subject writing
drafting
indirect quotations
extended metaphor
12. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
praise
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
quotations
expository
13. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
peer review
thesis statement end
chronological order
process writing
14. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
climax
persuasive / argumentative writing
analogies
15. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
generalizations
cause and effect
appeal to emotion
workplace writing
16. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
revising
basic requirements for a thesis statement
general reading public
guidelines for evaluating evidence
17. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
holistic scoring
APA
assertion
tone
18. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
general reading public
cause and effect
shaping
audience
19. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
introductory paragraph
quotations
rhetorical features
creative writing
20. Topic that you are discussing
style
subject
publishing
internet
21. Writing nonstop about anything
peer review
typical elements in informative essay
free writing
personal writing
22. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
appeal to authority
compare and contrast
rhetorical strategies
persuasive / argumentative writing
23. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way
argument
developmen
revising
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
24. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry
focused free writing
extended metaphor
MLA
tone
25. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
classification
argument
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
topic sentence
26. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
typical elements in informative essay
steps of revision
ways to avoid generalizations
reference works
27. 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
shaping
generalizations
subject writing
drafting
28. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
indirect quotations
ways to organize a passage
comparison
journalistic questions
29. Number - letters - indentations signaling groups and levels of importance; each level has more than one entry; all subdivisions are at the same level of generality; headings don't overlap; only first word (and proper nouns) of each entry capitalize;
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
formal outline guidelines
extended metaphor
specific language
30. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
persuasive
types of source material
appeal to emotion
techniques for coherence
31. 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
drafting
holistic scoring
internet
evidence
32. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy
portfolios
location
creative writing
elements in an argument
33. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
editing
paraphrase
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
cause and effect
34. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
drafting
subject
the claim - the support - the warrant
peer review
35. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
stages of the writing process
subject
other sources
cause and effect
36. Your assertion that conveys your point of view
prewriting
basic requirements for a thesis statement
purpose
focus
37. 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
style
free writing
holistic scoring
38. 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
appeal to emotion
RENNS
types of presentation strategies
cause and effect
39. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility
praise
rhetorical features
proofreading
types of source material
40. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
MLA
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
general reading public
internet
41. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship
analogies
appeal to authority
typical elements in informative essay
direct quotation
42. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
evaluating
student-created sources
audience characteristics
brainstorming
43. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
internet
source
general reading public
location
44. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
summar
prewriting
subject
basic requirements for a thesis statement
45. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure
writing activities
evidence
summar
introductory paragraph
46. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure
spatial sequence
paraphrase
comparison
tone
47. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms
appeal to emotion
proofreading
scholarly writing
location
48. 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
formal outline guidelines
personal writing
indirect quotations
APA
49. 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
ways to organize a passage
chronological order
process writing
assertion
50. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
elements in an argument
tone
rhetorical features
rhetorical strategies