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Writing Process
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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. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
persuasive
reference works
formal outline guidelines
audience characteristics
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
tone
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
audience
generalizations
3. Your assertion that conveys your point of view
the claim - the support - the warrant
workplace writing
direct quotation
focus
4. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
peer review
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
audience
typical elements in informative essay
5. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility
proofreading
compare and contrast
scholarly writing
praise
6. 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
types of presentation strategies
subject
compare and contrast
RENNS
7. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
indirect quotations
comparison
process writing
appeal to emotion
8. 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
subject
introductory paragraph
types of source material
9. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
thesis statement end
coherence
APA
appeal to authority
10. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
creative
free writing
journalistic questions
indirect quotations
11. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy
chronological order
climax
creative writing
location
12. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
developmen
audience characteristics
summar
rhetorical features
13. 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
evaluating
process writing
expository
purposes of writing
14. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
audience characteristics
formal outline guidelines
developmen
prewriting
15. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
comparison
specific language
persuasive
generalizations
16. 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
formal outline guidelines
summar
prewriting
self-assessment
17. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
portfolios
persuasive / argumentative writing
point of view
brainstorming
18. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
the claim - the support - the warrant
tone
location
counterpoints
19. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
scholarly writing
climax
student-created sources
APA
20. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic
brainstorming
evaluating
ways to avoid generalizations
general reading public
21. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
indirect quotations
basic requirements for a thesis statement
evaluating
workplace writing
22. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
mapping
drafting
point of view
compare and contrast
23. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
publishing
purposes of writing
elements in an argument
focus
24. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details
student-created sources
illustration
evaluating
extended metaphor
25. The 'going public' stage of writing
process writing
counterpoints
publishing
writing activities
26. Toulman's model of arguement
revising
the claim - the support - the warrant
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
style
27. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
point of view
ways to organize a passage
creative
subject writing
28. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
revising
prewriting
guidelines for evaluating evidence
tone
29. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas
style
praise
appeal to emotion
mapping
30. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
spatial sequence
problem and solution
holistic scoring
stages of the writing process
31. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
quotations
drafting
direct quotation
creative
32. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
coherence
purposes of writing
style
thesis statement end
33. 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
RENNS
revising
shaping
34. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
other sources
types of source material
shaping
purpose
35. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
mapping
techniques for coherence
subject writing
direct quotation
36. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms
summar
scholarly writing
APA
comparison
37. Vague words are avoided
generalizations
self-assessment
APA
specific language
38. 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
revising
introductory paragraph
rhetorical features
chronological order
39. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)
ways to avoid generalizations
internet
spatial sequence
illustration
40. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
extended metaphor
illustration
peer review
cause and effect
41. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
climax
subject
cause and effect
purposes of writing
42. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
revising
brainstorming
scholarly writing
prewriting
43. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
APA
climax
argument
shaping
44. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
sarcasm
rhetorical strategies
reference works
paraphrase
45. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
purposes of writing
portfolios
appeal to authority
creative
46. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
persuasive / argumentative writing
cause and effect
introductory paragraph
source
47. 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
types of discourse
creative writing
scoring rubics
argument
48. 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
types of presentation strategies
audience
ways to avoid generalizations
persuasive
49. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
chronological order
self-assessment
style
subject writing
50. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
praise
types of source material
techniques for coherence
typical elements in informative essay