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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. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
illustration
journalistic questions
analogies
revising
2. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
sarcasm
direct quotation
chronological order
ways to avoid generalizations
3. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
guidelines for evaluating evidence
source
drafting
peer review
4. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
reference works
direct quotation
point of view
cause and effect
5. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
rhetorical features
appeal to emotion
sarcasm
style
6. Vague words are avoided
sarcasm
introductory paragraph
specific language
internet
7. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
counterpoints
persuasive / argumentative writing
journalistic questions
revising
8. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
techniques for coherence
peer review
coherence
tone
9. Your assertion that conveys your point of view
coherence
types of discourse
cause and effect
focus
10. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
creative
sarcasm
student-created sources
paraphrase
11. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
purposes of writing
types of discourse
argument
focused free writing
12. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it
steps of revision
assertion
student-created sources
paraphrase
13. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
climax
ways to avoid generalizations
types of discourse
RENNS
14. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
guidelines for evaluating evidence
basic requirements for a thesis statement
drafting
creative
15. 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
developmen
prewriting
RENNS
illustration
16. 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
style
scoring rubics
revising
spatial sequence
17. 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
types of discourse
holistic scoring
basic requirements for a thesis statement
stages of the writing process
18. Flm - art - media - and so on
other sources
indirect quotations
subject
cause and effect
19. 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
general reading public
stages of the writing process
direct quotation
20. 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
appeal to emotion
appeal to authority
personal writing
21. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
workplace writing
creative
evidence
prewriting
22. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
publishing
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
spatial sequence
appeal to authority
23. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
drafting
persuasive
APA
rhetorical features
24. 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
publishing
portfolios
formal outline guidelines
stages of the writing process
25. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
introductory paragraph
generalizations
shaping
reference works
26. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
rhetorical features
proofreading
internet
expository
27. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
mapping
compare and contrast
shaping
classification
28. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
extended metaphor
types of discourse
summar
29. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
praise
quotations
scoring rubics
editing
30. 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
MLA
self-assessment
process writing
location
31. Toulman's model of arguement
praise
extended metaphor
personal writing
the claim - the support - the warrant
32. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
purposes of writing
expository
tone
extended metaphor
33. 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
elements in an argument
compare and contrast
the claim - the support - the warrant
internet
34. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
illustration
developmen
general reading public
revising
35. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details
source
prewriting
steps of revision
illustration
36. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)
rhetorical strategies
source
stages of the writing process
problem and solution
37. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
techniques for coherence
MLA
shaping
shaping
38. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
drafting
expository
brainstorming
ways to organize a passage
39. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
creative
rhetorical strategies
RENNS
prewriting
40. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
ways to avoid generalizations
writing activities
comparison
free writing
41. 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
typical elements in informative essay
personal writing
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
journalistic questions
42. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
appeal to emotion
classification
drafting
indirect quotations
43. 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;
proofreading
formal outline guidelines
peer review
assertion
44. Topic that you are discussing
subject
holistic scoring
praise
rhetorical strategies
45. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
ways to organize a passage
purpose
counterpoints
point of view
46. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
APA
revising
rhetorical strategies
prewriting
47. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
revising
free writing
techniques for coherence
appeal to emotion
48. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
workplace writing
argument
assertion
persuasive / argumentative writing
49. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
persuasive
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
analogies
indirect quotations
50. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
climax
chronological order
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
editing