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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph






2. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks






3. 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






4. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source






5. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about






6. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes






7. Writing nonstop about anything






8. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms






9. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively






10. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity






11. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about






12. 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






13. 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






14. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication






15. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner






16. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)






17. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






18. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements






19. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?






20. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own






21. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise






22. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other






23. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results






24. Flm - art - media - and so on






25. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic






26. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure






27. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone






28. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility






29. 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






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)






31. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)






32. 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






33. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient






34. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






35. 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






36. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






37. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.






38. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally






39. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect






40. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions






41. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






42. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest






43. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph






44. Who? what? when? where? why? how?






45. 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






46. Toulman's model of arguement






47. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading






48. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion






49. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on






50. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas