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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. 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
source
spatial sequence
generalizations
summar
2. Your assertion that conveys your point of view
focus
illustration
tone
source
3. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
plagerizing
rhetorical features
tone
thesis statement end
4. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
chronological order
rhetorical features
the claim - the support - the warrant
reference works
5. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure
peer review
basic requirements for a thesis statement
prewriting
paraphrase
6. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure
scholarly writing
writing activities
summar
creative writing
7. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
purposes of writing
developmen
evidence
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
8. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details
assertion
free writing
illustration
scholarly writing
9. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry
free writing
extended metaphor
peer review
publishing
10. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
evaluating
types of discourse
shaping
prewriting
11. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
thesis statement end
rhetorical strategies
types of discourse
appeal to authority
12. 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
brainstorming
process writing
drafting
generalizations
13. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
appeal to emotion
tone
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
chronological order
14. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
introductory paragraph
stages of the writing process
types of presentation strategies
quotations
15. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
audience
plagerizing
reference works
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
16. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
creative writing
tone
APA
specific language
17. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
persuasive
RENNS
appeal to emotion
paraphrase
18. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it
process writing
peer review
purposes of writing
assertion
19. 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
focus
indirect quotations
classification
prewriting
20. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
source
internet
ways to organize a passage
21. Topic that you are discussing
techniques for coherence
praise
formal outline guidelines
subject
22. Vague words are avoided
appeal to emotion
persuasive
specific language
revising
23. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)
personal writing
problem and solution
evaluating
developmen
24. 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;
formal outline guidelines
prewriting
counterpoints
specific language
25. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
appeal to emotion
chronological order
purpose
sarcasm
26. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
paraphrase
topic sentence
writing activities
shaping
27. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
climax
cause and effect
point of view
praise
28. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
purposes of writing
praise
expository
brainstorming
29. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
specific language
editing
types of discourse
appeal to emotion
30. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
other sources
prewriting
basic requirements for a thesis statement
techniques for coherence
31. 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
shaping
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
appeal to emotion
argument
32. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
steps of revision
compare and contrast
counterpoints
argument
33. Toulman's model of arguement
spatial sequence
the claim - the support - the warrant
editing
brainstorming
34. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
audience characteristics
workplace writing
evaluating
cause and effect
35. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
formal outline guidelines
shaping
MLA
point of view
36. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
compare and contrast
rhetorical features
specific language
student-created sources
37. 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
coherence
types of presentation strategies
types of source material
publishing
38. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
steps of revision
analogies
developmen
mapping
39. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
purpose
shaping
quotations
formal outline guidelines
40. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
chronological order
student-created sources
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
revising
41. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
persuasive
general reading public
stages of the writing process
shaping
42. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
persuasive / argumentative writing
audience characteristics
ways to organize a passage
process writing
43. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
creative
subject writing
audience
journalistic questions
44. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
persuasive / argumentative writing
free writing
APA
thesis statement end
45. 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)
developmen
publishing
major activities of revision
guidelines for evaluating evidence
46. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
developmen
types of discourse
subject
evidence
47. 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
editing
focus
tone
compare and contrast
48. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
steps of revision
general reading public
drafting
editing
49. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
subject
free writing
journalistic questions
cause and effect
50. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas
rhetorical features
RENNS
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
style