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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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 writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner






2. 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






3. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






4. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic






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






6. Who? what? when? where? why? how?






7. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument






8. 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






9. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear






10. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry






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






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






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






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






15. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas






16. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals






17. 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






18. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition






19. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






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






23. 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






24. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading






25. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






27. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence






28. Toulman's model of arguement






29. 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






30. Writing nonstop about anything






31. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






33. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it






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






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






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






37. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it






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






39. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient






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






41. 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






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






43. Flm - art - media - and so on






44. Vague words are avoided






45. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






46. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)






47. 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






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






49. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.






50. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects