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Writing Process
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writing-skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
student-created sources
portfolios
location
generalizations
2. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
workplace writing
basic requirements for a thesis statement
RENNS
location
3. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
reference works
major activities of revision
guidelines for evaluating evidence
internet
4. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
free writing
location
indirect quotations
typical elements in informative essay
5. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
illustration
climax
cause and effect
writing activities
6. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
classification
appeal to emotion
assertion
direct quotation
7. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
shaping
persuasive
persuasive / argumentative writing
purpose
8. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
style
sarcasm
APA
tone
9. Vague words are avoided
stages of the writing process
problem and solution
specific language
climax
10. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
proofreading
drafting
counterpoints
self-assessment
11. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
tone
counterpoints
types of source material
tone
12. 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
appeal to authority
self-assessment
the claim - the support - the warrant
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
13. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material
chronological order
general reading public
shaping
prewriting
14. 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
journalistic questions
reference works
chronological order
15. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure
cause and effect
evidence
workplace writing
summar
16. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
focus
student-created sources
developmen
drafting
17. Flm - art - media - and so on
style
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
other sources
developmen
18. 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
ways to organize a passage
style
process writing
shaping
19. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
tone
audience characteristics
mapping
types of discourse
20. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
creative
editing
problem and solution
revising
21. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
personal writing
creative
basic requirements for a thesis statement
generalizations
22. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
types of discourse
appeal to emotion
quotations
rhetorical features
23. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
climax
appeal to emotion
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
specific language
24. 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
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
basic requirements for a thesis statement
prewriting
major activities of revision
25. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
drafting
creative
appeal to authority
purpose
26. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
quotations
paraphrase
elements in an argument
evidence
27. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
MLA
student-created sources
style
writing activities
28. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it
drafting
MLA
assertion
appeal to authority
29. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
cause and effect
free writing
prewriting
coherence
30. 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
types of presentation strategies
proofreading
editing
subject writing
31. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
tone
indirect quotations
journalistic questions
expository
32. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
purposes of writing
location
plagerizing
persuasive / argumentative writing
33. 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;
location
formal outline guidelines
assertion
subject
34. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
comparison
argument
techniques for coherence
cause and effect
35. 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
thesis statement end
evidence
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
scoring rubics
36. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)
problem and solution
portfolios
elements in an argument
quotations
37. 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
praise
holistic scoring
cause and effect
38. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas
style
proofreading
comparison
scholarly writing
39. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details
stages of the writing process
purpose
illustration
unity
40. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
rhetorical strategies
coherence
holistic scoring
ways to organize a passage
41. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
introductory paragraph
praise
rhetorical strategies
creative writing
42. 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
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
point of view
purposes of writing
location
43. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
classification
audience
types of discourse
scoring rubics
44. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
writing activities
tone
analogies
spatial sequence
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)
compare and contrast
publishing
major activities of revision
cause and effect
46. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
indirect quotations
drafting
basic requirements for a thesis statement
topic sentence
47. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
general reading public
praise
ways to organize a passage
free writing
48. Topic that you are discussing
subject
expository
ways to avoid generalizations
evaluating
49. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
mapping
summar
chronological order
focused free writing
50. The 'going public' stage of writing
focus
publishing
peer review
evaluating
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