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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. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
persuasive
writing activities
scholarly writing
counterpoints
2. Flm - art - media - and so on
persuasive
other sources
comparison
ways to organize a passage
3. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
cause and effect
expository
mapping
plagerizing
4. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy
location
topic sentence
creative writing
process writing
5. 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
tone
style
types of presentation strategies
sarcasm
6. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
publishing
purpose
spatial sequence
rhetorical features
7. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
major activities of revision
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
tone
free writing
8. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
unity
rhetorical strategies
typical elements in informative essay
APA
9. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility
plagerizing
sarcasm
proofreading
the claim - the support - the warrant
10. Topic that you are discussing
subject
rhetorical strategies
creative
chronological order
11. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
persuasive / argumentative writing
chronological order
free writing
APA
12. 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
steps of revision
prewriting
introductory paragraph
types of presentation strategies
13. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)
subject writing
techniques for coherence
indirect quotations
spatial sequence
14. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
style
introductory paragraph
sarcasm
general reading public
15. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
introductory paragraph
style
stages of the writing process
techniques for coherence
16. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
focused free writing
types of presentation strategies
shaping
mapping
17. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
reference works
portfolios
indirect quotations
general reading public
18. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
basic requirements for a thesis statement
source
evaluating
workplace writing
19. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
evidence
assertion
chronological order
cause and effect
20. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
purposes of writing
reference works
prewriting
developmen
21. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
tone
MLA
basic requirements for a thesis statement
student-created sources
22. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way
drafting
ways to avoid generalizations
types of presentation strategies
argument
23. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
chronological order
appeal to emotion
introductory paragraph
rhetorical features
24. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
subject
direct quotation
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
rhetorical strategies
25. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
problem and solution
summar
appeal to authority
journalistic questions
26. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
drafting
typical elements in informative essay
publishing
expository
27. 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
mapping
purposes of writing
stages of the writing process
holistic scoring
28. 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
argument
self-assessment
assertion
types of source material
29. Toulman's model of arguement
scoring rubics
formal outline guidelines
the claim - the support - the warrant
analogies
30. Vague words are avoided
compare and contrast
specific language
thesis statement end
shaping
31. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it
the claim - the support - the warrant
drafting
coherence
assertion
32. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
argument
subject writing
thesis statement end
location
33. The 'going public' stage of writing
publishing
free writing
proofreading
developmen
34. 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
cause and effect
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
brainstorming
editing
35. 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
scoring rubics
publishing
creative writing
compare and contrast
36. Writing nonstop about anything
holistic scoring
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
free writing
mapping
37. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
appeal to authority
guidelines for evaluating evidence
portfolios
source
38. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
shaping
evaluating
scholarly writing
style
39. 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
ways to organize a passage
personal writing
unity
types of presentation strategies
40. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
purposes of writing
holistic scoring
unity
self-assessment
41. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
sarcasm
personal writing
types of presentation strategies
prewriting
42. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
chronological order
illustration
specific language
techniques for coherence
43. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
audience
thesis statement end
location
self-assessment
44. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
point of view
brainstorming
publishing
expository
45. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
climax
chronological order
cause and effect
sarcasm
46. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
MLA
drafting
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
types of presentation strategies
47. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
climax
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
persuasive / argumentative writing
cause and effect
48. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
scholarly writing
elements in an argument
cause and effect
49. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
MLA
steps of revision
generalizations
point of view
50. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
shaping
student-created sources
audience
generalizations
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