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Writing Process
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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. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
writing activities
purpose
persuasive
mapping
2. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
shaping
steps of revision
subject writing
MLA
3. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
appeal to authority
classification
chronological order
drafting
4. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
point of view
brainstorming
evaluating
5. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
creative writing
indirect quotations
types of discourse
subject
6. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
persuasive / argumentative writing
rhetorical features
ways to organize a passage
mapping
7. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas
sarcasm
chronological order
style
types of presentation strategies
8. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details
ways to organize a passage
assertion
illustration
point of view
9. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
prewriting
generalizations
quotations
plagerizing
10. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
evaluating
cause and effect
scoring rubics
journalistic questions
11. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
ways to organize a passage
evidence
APA
12. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
paraphrase
elements in an argument
RENNS
sarcasm
13. 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
evidence
comparison
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
student-created sources
14. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility
general reading public
student-created sources
ways to organize a passage
proofreading
15. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
reference works
problem and solution
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
appeal to authority
16. Writing nonstop about anything
appeal to authority
analogies
free writing
basic requirements for a thesis statement
17. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
expository
analogies
RENNS
MLA
18. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure
paraphrase
APA
holistic scoring
elements in an argument
19. Topic that you are discussing
subject
praise
cause and effect
portfolios
20. 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
holistic scoring
personal writing
subject
specific language
21. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)
problem and solution
workplace writing
types of discourse
proofreading
22. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
shaping
counterpoints
creative writing
cause and effect
23. 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
portfolios
purpose
specific language
point of view
24. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
editing
types of source material
scoring rubics
purposes of writing
25. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material
evaluating
rhetorical strategies
specific language
shaping
26. 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
climax
other sources
peer review
27. 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
coherence
chronological order
prewriting
persuasive / argumentative writing
28. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
scholarly writing
internet
sarcasm
reference works
29. Descriptive scoring schemes that are developed by teachers and other evaluators to guide analysis of the products or process of a a students efforts; scoring requires certain criteria to be met; example: (3) meets expectation (2) adequate (1) needs i
purposes of writing
purpose
personal writing
scoring rubics
30. 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
compare and contrast
typical elements in informative essay
internet
summar
31. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it
assertion
illustration
analogies
techniques for coherence
32. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
topic sentence
steps of revision
other sources
counterpoints
33. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
revising
appeal to authority
MLA
guidelines for evaluating evidence
34. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
stages of the writing process
climax
direct quotation
subject writing
35. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
location
shaping
cause and effect
stages of the writing process
36. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
paraphrase
student-created sources
workplace writing
plagerizing
37. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
basic requirements for a thesis statement
assertion
illustration
purpose
38. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
focused free writing
praise
developmen
style
39. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
scholarly writing
evidence
drafting
source
40. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
assertion
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
chronological order
process writing
41. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
self-assessment
guidelines for evaluating evidence
student-created sources
steps of revision
42. 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
comparison
assertion
generalizations
creative writing
43. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
praise
formal outline guidelines
direct quotation
indirect quotations
44. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
revising
types of discourse
quotations
appeal to emotion
45. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry
extended metaphor
basic requirements for a thesis statement
techniques for coherence
types of presentation strategies
46. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
guidelines for evaluating evidence
proofreading
types of presentation strategies
drafting
47. Flm - art - media - and so on
prewriting
RENNS
other sources
audience
48. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
mapping
holistic scoring
plagerizing
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
49. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
free writing
audience
reference works
ways to organize a passage
50. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
tone
spatial sequence
location
personal writing