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Writing Process
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writing-skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
portfolios
ways to avoid generalizations
drafting
APA
2. Be specific - use facts/data/statistics - use/attribute quotes; quantify don't qualify; use of 'it seems -' try not to overstate situation - base writing on authority - break down the topic
persuasive
process writing
ways to avoid generalizations
MLA
3. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
summar
types of discourse
types of source material
generalizations
4. Your assertion that conveys your point of view
style
argument
mapping
focus
5. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way
revising
argument
purpose
evaluating
6. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
formal outline guidelines
thesis statement end
appeal to emotion
rhetorical strategies
7. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
free writing
writing activities
cause and effect
compare and contrast
8. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
comparison
source
editing
location
9. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
typical elements in informative essay
purpose
introductory paragraph
shaping
10. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
rhetorical features
general reading public
classification
paraphrase
11. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
chronological order
persuasive / argumentative writing
specific language
illustration
12. 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
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
workplace writing
tone
holistic scoring
13. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
chronological order
source
the claim - the support - the warrant
problem and solution
14. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
introductory paragraph
coherence
classification
illustration
15. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
writing activities
introductory paragraph
appeal to emotion
self-assessment
16. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
ways to avoid generalizations
climax
introductory paragraph
location
17. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
writing activities
coherence
developmen
sarcasm
18. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
cause and effect
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
argument
focused free writing
19. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
guidelines for evaluating evidence
shaping
sarcasm
journalistic questions
20. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
assertion
creative
style
purposes of writing
21. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
appeal to authority
free writing
introductory paragraph
extended metaphor
22. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship
classification
analogies
specific language
journalistic questions
23. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
rhetorical strategies
direct quotation
MLA
mapping
24. 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
prewriting
summar
ways to avoid generalizations
counterpoints
25. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
topic sentence
prewriting
student-created sources
stages of the writing process
26. 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
spatial sequence
revising
classification
direct quotation
27. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
chronological order
workplace writing
evidence
focused free writing
28. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about
argument
ways to organize a passage
climax
subject writing
29. 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
scoring rubics
focused free writing
prewriting
purpose
30. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
shaping
writing activities
rhetorical strategies
appeal to authority
31. 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
expository
summar
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
specific language
32. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
counterpoints
types of discourse
basic requirements for a thesis statement
techniques for coherence
33. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
workplace writing
typical elements in informative essay
problem and solution
APA
34. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)
spatial sequence
topic sentence
scoring rubics
specific language
35. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material
workplace writing
shaping
specific language
creative writing
36. 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;
analogies
general reading public
purpose
formal outline guidelines
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
brainstorming
plagerizing
compare and contrast
purpose
38. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
peer review
expository
praise
39. 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
argument
generalizations
types of presentation strategies
subject
40. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details
illustration
problem and solution
guidelines for evaluating evidence
specific language
41. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry
portfolios
ways to avoid generalizations
chronological order
extended metaphor
42. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy
creative writing
portfolios
shaping
source
43. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
shaping
coherence
purposes of writing
topic sentence
44. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
paraphrase
developmen
brainstorming
45. The 'going public' stage of writing
publishing
rhetorical features
stages of the writing process
purposes of writing
46. Toulman's model of arguement
process writing
rhetorical features
MLA
the claim - the support - the warrant
47. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
creative
typical elements in informative essay
shaping
48. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
prewriting
guidelines for evaluating evidence
mapping
extended metaphor
49. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
RENNS
location
classification
assertion
50. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
developmen
stages of the writing process
summar
specific language