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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. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
subject writing
location
plagerizing
tone
2. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms
scholarly writing
guidelines for evaluating evidence
cause and effect
classification
3. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
MLA
internet
direct quotation
shaping
4. 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
prewriting
illustration
point of view
process writing
5. 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
creative
prewriting
illustration
drafting
6. Examples of student's essays - created to organize and explain their selections for end-of-term writing; reveals how much students learn from such reflection; careful attention to students reflections invites instructors to change their approach so t
thesis statement end
praise
purpose
portfolios
7. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
quotations
developmen
peer review
cause and effect
8. 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
internet
brainstorming
argument
techniques for coherence
9. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
journalistic questions
appeal to authority
process writing
topic sentence
10. 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
proofreading
rhetorical strategies
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
the claim - the support - the warrant
11. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
types of source material
coherence
assertion
revising
12. Topic that you are discussing
tone
subject
compare and contrast
brainstorming
13. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
developmen
tone
shaping
14. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
drafting
writing activities
illustration
extended metaphor
15. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
sarcasm
ways to organize a passage
workplace writing
generalizations
16. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
summar
appeal to authority
persuasive / argumentative writing
topic sentence
17. 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
paraphrase
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
subject writing
holistic scoring
18. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
major activities of revision
indirect quotations
introductory paragraph
general reading public
19. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
typical elements in informative essay
evaluating
topic sentence
chronological order
20. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
persuasive / argumentative writing
other sources
techniques for coherence
assertion
21. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
typical elements in informative essay
purpose
process writing
basic requirements for a thesis statement
22. 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
holistic scoring
publishing
student-created sources
generalizations
23. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
brainstorming
APA
steps of revision
location
24. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
shaping
comparison
typical elements in informative essay
praise
25. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
analogies
the claim - the support - the warrant
process writing
appeal to emotion
26. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
plagerizing
chronological order
spatial sequence
journalistic questions
27. 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
tone
persuasive
audience characteristics
elements in an argument
28. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
steps of revision
RENNS
MLA
specific language
29. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
major activities of revision
free writing
elements in an argument
ways to organize a passage
30. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
cause and effect
point of view
paraphrase
argument
31. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
point of view
thesis statement end
developmen
drafting
32. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
source
editing
argument
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
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)
APA
quotations
major activities of revision
counterpoints
34. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
focused free writing
climax
internet
unity
35. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)
chronological order
other sources
illustration
spatial sequence
36. Flm - art - media - and so on
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
analogies
other sources
shaping
37. 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
free writing
subject
audience characteristics
personal writing
38. Vague words are avoided
sarcasm
portfolios
specific language
indirect quotations
39. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
holistic scoring
sarcasm
developmen
tone
40. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
shaping
student-created sources
cause and effect
developmen
41. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
internet
indirect quotations
point of view
techniques for coherence
42. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
purposes of writing
illustration
introductory paragraph
sarcasm
43. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
the claim - the support - the warrant
subject
guidelines for evaluating evidence
journalistic questions
44. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
self-assessment
guidelines for evaluating evidence
shaping
chronological order
45. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
persuasive
proofreading
classification
focus
46. 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
persuasive
other sources
shaping
types of presentation strategies
47. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
mapping
brainstorming
proofreading
cause and effect
48. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
argument
RENNS
elements in an argument
49. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
indirect quotations
editing
APA
direct quotation
50. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details
coherence
appeal to emotion
illustration
writing activities