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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 - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph






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






3. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry






4. 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






5. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing






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






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






8. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)






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






10. 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






11. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






12. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






13. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)






14. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas






15. 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






16. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay






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






18. 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;






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






20. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy






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






22. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






23. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)






24. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph






25. 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






26. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






28. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument






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. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing






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






32. Flm - art - media - and so on






33. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument






34. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure






35. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work






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






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






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






39. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






40. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






41. Topic that you are discussing






42. Writers can express their innermost thoughts - feelings - and responses through a variety of personal writing - including journal writing - diaries - logs - personal narratives - and personal essays






43. 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)






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






45. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas






46. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other






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






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






49. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear






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