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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. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone






2. 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






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






4. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation






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






6. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you






7. 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






8. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion






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






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






11. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






13. Topic that you are discussing






14. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure






15. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






16. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph






17. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity






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






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






20. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






27. Can be used in a group work to assist writers in raising their awareness about the quality of their contributions to the group; part of any writing assignment to summarize strengths and weaknesses they see in their writing






28. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about






29. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other






30. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively






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






32. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters






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






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






35. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince






36. Writing nonstop about anything






37. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication






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






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






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






41. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph






42. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)






43. Vague words are avoided






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






45. 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






46. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest






47. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on






48. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






49. 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






50. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)