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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. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about
topic sentence
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
subject writing
focus
2. 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
sarcasm
peer review
types of presentation strategies
subject writing
3. 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
compare and contrast
purposes of writing
general reading public
classification
4. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility
proofreading
plagerizing
evidence
shaping
5. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
stages of the writing process
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
purposes of writing
focused free writing
6. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
extended metaphor
RENNS
rhetorical features
general reading public
7. 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
publishing
style
prewriting
location
8. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
drafting
revising
typical elements in informative essay
indirect quotations
9. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
typical elements in informative essay
purpose
plagerizing
RENNS
10. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
source
focused free writing
assertion
chronological order
11. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
problem and solution
RENNS
topic sentence
types of source material
12. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
praise
rhetorical features
audience characteristics
tone
13. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
subject writing
problem and solution
purpose
RENNS
14. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
drafting
paraphrase
direct quotation
creative
15. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
tone
peer review
guidelines for evaluating evidence
student-created sources
16. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
formal outline guidelines
the claim - the support - the warrant
extended metaphor
APA
17. Toulman's model of arguement
editing
the claim - the support - the warrant
chronological order
process writing
18. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
indirect quotations
shaping
audience characteristics
types of discourse
19. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
classification
tone
evaluating
thesis statement end
20. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic
persuasive / argumentative writing
student-created sources
brainstorming
cause and effect
21. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
focused free writing
basic requirements for a thesis statement
holistic scoring
techniques for coherence
22. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
writing activities
quotations
location
RENNS
23. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
holistic scoring
sarcasm
developmen
praise
24. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
MLA
illustration
evidence
shaping
25. Your assertion that conveys your point of view
problem and solution
focus
personal writing
plagerizing
26. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry
chronological order
chronological order
extended metaphor
the claim - the support - the warrant
27. 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
holistic scoring
illustration
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
persuasive
28. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure
counterpoints
paraphrase
MLA
classification
29. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms
appeal to emotion
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
scholarly writing
reference works
30. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
extended metaphor
subject writing
focus
workplace writing
31. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
self-assessment
argument
mapping
chronological order
32. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
types of presentation strategies
unity
tone
drafting
33. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
RENNS
techniques for coherence
personal writing
focus
34. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
creative writing
developmen
drafting
steps of revision
35. 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
portfolios
illustration
developmen
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
36. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
quotations
formal outline guidelines
source
topic sentence
37. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
the claim - the support - the warrant
chronological order
expository
38. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
stages of the writing process
steps of revision
audience characteristics
plagerizing
39. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way
argument
thesis statement end
other sources
MLA
40. 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
reference works
internet
extended metaphor
41. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
writing activities
introductory paragraph
student-created sources
climax
42. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
tone
purpose
plagerizing
subject writing
43. Vague words are avoided
specific language
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
typical elements in informative essay
writing activities
44. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
extended metaphor
ways to organize a passage
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
rhetorical strategies
45. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
illustration
evidence
basic requirements for a thesis statement
compare and contrast
46. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
publishing
chronological order
focused free writing
creative writing
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
extended metaphor
self-assessment
typical elements in informative essay
counterpoints
48. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
cause and effect
types of discourse
journalistic questions
writing activities
49. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
shaping
point of view
chronological order
process writing
50. 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
source
types of presentation strategies
process writing
point of view