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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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1. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)
steps of revision
persuasive / argumentative writing
expository
problem and solution
2. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
style
point of view
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
location
3. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
evidence
basic requirements for a thesis statement
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
assertion
4. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
the claim - the support - the warrant
free writing
types of discourse
plagerizing
5. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
source
audience characteristics
introductory paragraph
persuasive / argumentative writing
6. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
stages of the writing process
style
general reading public
indirect quotations
7. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
rhetorical strategies
shaping
direct quotation
self-assessment
8. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
specific language
guidelines for evaluating evidence
other sources
shaping
9. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way
argument
classification
tone
audience characteristics
10. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
types of discourse
direct quotation
types of presentation strategies
analogies
11. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
spatial sequence
praise
rhetorical features
publishing
12. Writing nonstop about anything
shaping
source
free writing
types of source material
13. 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
process writing
portfolios
shaping
personal writing
14. Flm - art - media - and so on
spatial sequence
point of view
other sources
subject writing
15. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
ways to avoid generalizations
editing
classification
extended metaphor
16. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure
journalistic questions
portfolios
persuasive / argumentative writing
summar
17. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
workplace writing
point of view
persuasive / argumentative writing
audience characteristics
18. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
editing
coherence
scholarly writing
elements in an argument
19. 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
comparison
internet
RENNS
stages of the writing process
20. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
elements in an argument
internet
workplace writing
spatial sequence
21. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
cause and effect
rhetorical features
editing
ways to organize a passage
22. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
process writing
RENNS
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
tone
23. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
typical elements in informative essay
RENNS
guidelines for evaluating evidence
summar
24. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
developmen
audience
sarcasm
journalistic questions
25. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry
MLA
major activities of revision
extended metaphor
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
26. Topic that you are discussing
purposes of writing
portfolios
other sources
subject
27. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
cause and effect
source
spatial sequence
scholarly writing
28. 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
basic requirements for a thesis statement
proofreading
compare and contrast
source
29. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
appeal to emotion
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
argument
mapping
30. Your assertion that conveys your point of view
cause and effect
revising
focus
student-created sources
31. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy
scholarly writing
introductory paragraph
creative writing
major activities of revision
32. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
prewriting
topic sentence
shaping
evaluating
33. Vague words are avoided
prewriting
quotations
scholarly writing
specific language
34. 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;
student-created sources
paraphrase
rhetorical features
formal outline guidelines
35. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
RENNS
revising
persuasive / argumentative writing
personal writing
36. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
argument
climax
introductory paragraph
editing
37. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
purpose
generalizations
analogies
counterpoints
38. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
types of source material
types of discourse
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
climax
39. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details
types of presentation strategies
expository
portfolios
illustration
40. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
argument
shaping
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
MLA
41. 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
purposes of writing
analogies
proofreading
42. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
direct quotation
topic sentence
prewriting
purposes of writing
43. 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
persuasive
audience characteristics
free writing
44. 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
counterpoints
expository
tone
holistic scoring
45. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
shaping
location
formal outline guidelines
46. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
evaluating
process writing
subject
persuasive
47. 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
self-assessment
chronological order
ways to avoid generalizations
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
48. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
subject writing
rhetorical features
workplace writing
techniques for coherence
49. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas
creative
purpose
persuasive
style
50. The 'going public' stage of writing
brainstorming
introductory paragraph
publishing
developmen