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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. 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
assertion
workplace writing
persuasive / argumentative writing
2. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
reference works
techniques for coherence
guidelines for evaluating evidence
tone
3. 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
general reading public
RENNS
self-assessment
types of source material
4. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
self-assessment
quotations
student-created sources
plagerizing
5. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
expository
major activities of revision
the claim - the support - the warrant
introductory paragraph
6. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
steps of revision
other sources
evaluating
general reading public
7. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas
typical elements in informative essay
reference works
expository
style
8. 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 characteristics
generalizations
self-assessment
9. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
coherence
purpose
internet
types of presentation strategies
10. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
brainstorming
general reading public
problem and solution
11. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
climax
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
general reading public
extended metaphor
12. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry
cause and effect
style
counterpoints
extended metaphor
13. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
creative writing
direct quotation
chronological order
writing activities
14. Your assertion that conveys your point of view
purposes of writing
process writing
journalistic questions
focus
15. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
purpose
rhetorical strategies
workplace writing
chronological order
16. 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
workplace writing
process writing
plagerizing
sarcasm
17. 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
summar
personal writing
counterpoints
rhetorical strategies
18. 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
portfolios
sarcasm
subject
developmen
19. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
plagerizing
techniques for coherence
cause and effect
indirect quotations
20. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
shaping
persuasive / argumentative writing
persuasive
introductory paragraph
21. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
shaping
MLA
creative
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
22. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
RENNS
appeal to emotion
evidence
location
23. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
drafting
audience
comparison
reference works
24. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
RENNS
subject
guidelines for evaluating evidence
mapping
25. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
subject
drafting
MLA
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
26. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
ways to organize a passage
student-created sources
purpose
plagerizing
27. 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
illustration
prewriting
typical elements in informative essay
developmen
28. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
student-created sources
comparison
developmen
specific language
29. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
chronological order
types of presentation strategies
prewriting
shaping
30. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
other sources
general reading public
techniques for coherence
spatial sequence
31. 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
unity
illustration
holistic scoring
32. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
guidelines for evaluating evidence
reference works
creative
comparison
33. Topic that you are discussing
subject writing
subject
revising
types of presentation strategies
34. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
general reading public
scholarly writing
peer review
focused free writing
35. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
extended metaphor
illustration
developmen
point of view
36. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
climax
APA
subject writing
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
37. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it
creative
indirect quotations
assertion
scoring rubics
38. Toulman's model of arguement
the claim - the support - the warrant
appeal to emotion
shaping
revising
39. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
indirect quotations
topic sentence
compare and contrast
mapping
40. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
student-created sources
comparison
tone
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
41. 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
plagerizing
general reading public
audience characteristics
publishing
42. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
mapping
thesis statement end
ways to organize a passage
purpose
43. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
generalizations
elements in an argument
shaping
basic requirements for a thesis statement
44. 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
generalizations
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
scoring rubics
RENNS
45. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
spatial sequence
free writing
steps of revision
drafting
46. The 'going public' stage of writing
scoring rubics
publishing
RENNS
creative writing
47. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure
major activities of revision
introductory paragraph
MLA
paraphrase
48. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
personal writing
workplace writing
shaping
steps of revision
49. 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
praise
classification
ways to avoid generalizations
assertion
50. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
typical elements in informative essay
types of source material
drafting
classification