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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. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
focused free writing
subject
peer review
types of source material
2. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
internet
journalistic questions
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
tone
3. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
introductory paragraph
general reading public
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
4. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
appeal to authority
rhetorical features
classification
types of presentation strategies
5. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
sarcasm
introductory paragraph
evaluating
point of view
6. Vague words are avoided
specific language
appeal to authority
spatial sequence
persuasive
7. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
scholarly writing
prewriting
revising
8. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about
subject writing
ways to organize a passage
sarcasm
climax
9. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
formal outline guidelines
the claim - the support - the warrant
stages of the writing process
techniques for coherence
10. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
RENNS
summar
holistic scoring
tone
11. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
developmen
quotations
MLA
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
12. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
free writing
techniques for coherence
mapping
student-created sources
13. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
purposes of writing
mapping
stages of the writing process
thesis statement end
14. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
other sources
revising
cause and effect
writing activities
15. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms
comparison
classification
reference works
scholarly writing
16. 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
peer review
other sources
style
internet
17. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
spatial sequence
APA
direct quotation
personal writing
18. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
ways to organize a passage
rhetorical features
purposes of writing
focus
19. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
drafting
paraphrase
comparison
free writing
20. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
appeal to emotion
types of source material
process writing
types of discourse
21. 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
paraphrase
persuasive / argumentative writing
formal outline guidelines
22. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
specific language
elements in an argument
topic sentence
tone
23. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
formal outline guidelines
editing
types of presentation strategies
plagerizing
24. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
types of discourse
ways to organize a passage
extended metaphor
subject
25. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
MLA
APA
appeal to authority
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
26. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic
evidence
compare and contrast
brainstorming
other sources
27. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
sarcasm
other sources
types of source material
drafting
28. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure
developmen
summar
proofreading
point of view
29. 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
process writing
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
chronological order
creative writing
30. 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)
location
chronological order
major activities of revision
types of discourse
31. 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
persuasive / argumentative writing
location
free writing
32. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
student-created sources
indirect quotations
quotations
point of view
33. 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
scholarly writing
types of source material
prewriting
persuasive / argumentative writing
34. 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
argument
shaping
ways to avoid generalizations
self-assessment
35. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas
style
topic sentence
typical elements in informative essay
specific language
36. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
journalistic questions
introductory paragraph
workplace writing
publishing
37. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
evaluating
creative
portfolios
self-assessment
38. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
sarcasm
chronological order
focus
creative writing
39. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
general reading public
editing
unity
40. 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
summar
personal writing
types of presentation strategies
thesis statement end
41. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
climax
other sources
types of source material
42. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
internet
peer review
creative writing
MLA
43. 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
stages of the writing process
revising
persuasive / argumentative writing
other sources
44. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
self-assessment
focus
basic requirements for a thesis statement
tone
45. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy
drafting
process writing
purpose
creative writing
46. Flm - art - media - and so on
climax
other sources
point of view
rhetorical features
47. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
rhetorical strategies
purposes of writing
types of discourse
persuasive
48. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure
brainstorming
counterpoints
MLA
paraphrase
49. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
thesis statement end
types of presentation strategies
evidence
editing
50. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
proofreading
style
counterpoints
purpose