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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. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
compare and contrast
counterpoints
guidelines for evaluating evidence
coherence
2. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship
formal outline guidelines
illustration
analogies
prewriting
3. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
comparison
types of discourse
the claim - the support - the warrant
elements in an argument
4. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
audience
evidence
introductory paragraph
prewriting
5. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
evaluating
quotations
formal outline guidelines
editing
6. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
focus
ways to organize a passage
cause and effect
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
7. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic
guidelines for evaluating evidence
brainstorming
rhetorical features
revising
8. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
focused free writing
direct quotation
topic sentence
elements in an argument
9. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
journalistic questions
drafting
introductory paragraph
APA
10. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
coherence
summar
expository
typical elements in informative essay
11. 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
unity
subject
drafting
portfolios
12. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
scholarly writing
writing activities
drafting
developmen
13. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
chronological order
direct quotation
point of view
evaluating
14. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility
proofreading
summar
writing activities
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
15. 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
indirect quotations
types of source material
holistic scoring
coherence
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
typical elements in informative essay
extended metaphor
cause and effect
process writing
17. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
quotations
proofreading
student-created sources
illustration
18. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
classification
shaping
problem and solution
types of source material
19. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)
problem and solution
tone
APA
evidence
20. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
drafting
source
focused free writing
internet
21. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
prewriting
APA
cause and effect
introductory paragraph
22. 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
tone
typical elements in informative essay
prewriting
problem and solution
23. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
chronological order
quotations
peer review
other sources
24. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
journalistic questions
mapping
creative writing
tone
25. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
source
expository
focused free writing
shaping
26. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
appeal to authority
brainstorming
scholarly writing
27. 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
ways to avoid generalizations
coherence
specific language
style
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
subject
compare and contrast
internet
guidelines for evaluating evidence
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
comparison
tone
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
APA
30. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)
creative
style
persuasive
spatial sequence
31. 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
extended metaphor
problem and solution
personal writing
internet
32. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
writing activities
elements in an argument
RENNS
reference works
33. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
problem and solution
other sources
stages of the writing process
MLA
34. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
creative
holistic scoring
extended metaphor
stages of the writing process
35. Flm - art - media - and so on
other sources
direct quotation
shaping
thesis statement end
36. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
persuasive / argumentative writing
focused free writing
types of discourse
elements in an argument
37. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
shaping
MLA
general reading public
publishing
38. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
direct quotation
rhetorical strategies
introductory paragraph
types of source material
39. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
MLA
techniques for coherence
argument
focus
40. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
journalistic questions
portfolios
MLA
mapping
41. Descriptive scoring schemes that are developed by teachers and other evaluators to guide analysis of the products or process of a a students efforts; scoring requires certain criteria to be met; example: (3) meets expectation (2) adequate (1) needs i
prewriting
rhetorical features
scoring rubics
introductory paragraph
42. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
purpose
spatial sequence
peer review
43. 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
MLA
point of view
generalizations
ways to organize a passage
44. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms
spatial sequence
types of presentation strategies
scholarly writing
plagerizing
45. Vague words are avoided
publishing
counterpoints
general reading public
specific language
46. 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;
ways to organize a passage
formal outline guidelines
types of discourse
mapping
47. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas
drafting
evidence
style
peer review
48. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
point of view
rhetorical features
evidence
elements in an argument
49. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry
topic sentence
rhetorical features
the claim - the support - the warrant
extended metaphor
50. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
appeal to emotion
compare and contrast
cause and effect
direct quotation