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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. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic
techniques for coherence
brainstorming
elements in an argument
developmen
2. 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
techniques for coherence
self-assessment
process writing
ways to avoid generalizations
3. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
location
persuasive / argumentative writing
purpose
4. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
audience characteristics
MLA
praise
comparison
5. 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
unity
cause and effect
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
thesis statement end
6. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
types of discourse
extended metaphor
location
specific language
7. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship
analogies
workplace writing
coherence
argument
8. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
editing
internet
expository
evaluating
9. 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
types of presentation strategies
compare and contrast
unity
reference works
10. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it
tone
holistic scoring
tone
assertion
11. 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
subject writing
analogies
process writing
types of presentation strategies
12. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
scoring rubics
sarcasm
workplace writing
scholarly writing
13. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
expository
formal outline guidelines
RENNS
subject writing
14. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
problem and solution
chronological order
15. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
persuasive / argumentative writing
scoring rubics
persuasive
stages of the writing process
16. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way
argument
shaping
appeal to authority
writing activities
17. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas
revising
holistic scoring
style
MLA
18. 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
student-created sources
portfolios
rhetorical strategies
process writing
19. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
indirect quotations
tone
expository
persuasive / argumentative writing
20. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
RENNS
rhetorical features
chronological order
basic requirements for a thesis statement
21. Vague words are avoided
types of presentation strategies
focused free writing
praise
specific language
22. The 'going public' stage of writing
topic sentence
free writing
publishing
rhetorical features
23. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
brainstorming
steps of revision
general reading public
appeal to authority
24. 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)
major activities of revision
editing
point of view
MLA
25. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
summar
process writing
praise
unity
26. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
point of view
assertion
tone
MLA
27. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
chronological order
portfolios
journalistic questions
style
28. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
cause and effect
coherence
introductory paragraph
scoring rubics
29. 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
internet
quotations
scholarly writing
comparison
30. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
specific language
reference works
chronological order
developmen
31. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
direct quotation
appeal to authority
audience
RENNS
32. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
argument
ways to avoid generalizations
peer review
rhetorical features
33. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
ways to organize a passage
workplace writing
appeal to authority
climax
34. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
specific language
illustration
counterpoints
generalizations
35. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
revising
purposes of writing
chronological order
evaluating
36. 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
process writing
holistic scoring
shaping
focus
37. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
problem and solution
introductory paragraph
cause and effect
comparison
38. Age - gender - ethic backgrounds - political philosophies - religious beliefs - roles (student - parent - voter - wage earner - property owner - veteran) - interests hobbies - level of education - amount of general or specialized knowledge about the
purposes of writing
assertion
point of view
audience characteristics
39. 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
MLA
illustration
revising
types of discourse
40. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
revising
focused free writing
mapping
unity
41. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
tone
paraphrase
typical elements in informative essay
assertion
42. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
guidelines for evaluating evidence
generalizations
tone
coherence
43. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
rhetorical features
coherence
appeal to emotion
peer review
44. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
student-created sources
extended metaphor
evaluating
style
45. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
process writing
persuasive
developmen
purpose
46. 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
self-assessment
chronological order
direct quotation
ways to avoid generalizations
47. Writing nonstop about anything
persuasive / argumentative writing
peer review
free writing
spatial sequence
48. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
cause and effect
peer review
focused free writing
chronological order
49. 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
editing
self-assessment
focused free writing
compare and contrast
50. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
elements in an argument
problem and solution
evidence
plagerizing