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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. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
creative
coherence
cause and effect
praise
2. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
argument
unity
types of source material
general reading public
3. 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
location
chronological order
holistic scoring
publishing
4. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
scholarly writing
audience characteristics
APA
illustration
5. Flm - art - media - and so on
RENNS
other sources
coherence
major activities of revision
6. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
student-created sources
summar
classification
creative writing
7. Topic that you are discussing
MLA
general reading public
subject
topic sentence
8. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about
paraphrase
techniques for coherence
subject writing
proofreading
9. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
expository
tone
unity
counterpoints
10. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
self-assessment
stages of the writing process
counterpoints
persuasive / argumentative writing
11. 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;
publishing
chronological order
subject
formal outline guidelines
12. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
creative writing
subject writing
coherence
thesis statement end
13. 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
classification
creative writing
portfolios
topic sentence
14. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
creative writing
appeal to emotion
coherence
drafting
15. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
shaping
audience
sarcasm
chronological order
16. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
evidence
chronological order
style
types of source material
17. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
shaping
cause and effect
guidelines for evaluating evidence
sarcasm
18. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
illustration
style
sarcasm
editing
19. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
counterpoints
specific language
argument
writing activities
20. Vague words are avoided
focus
journalistic questions
revising
specific language
21. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
chronological order
RENNS
the claim - the support - the warrant
cause and effect
22. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
subject writing
publishing
drafting
extended metaphor
23. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
guidelines for evaluating evidence
subject
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
peer review
24. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
journalistic questions
source
guidelines for evaluating evidence
generalizations
25. 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
drafting
self-assessment
assertion
direct quotation
26. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
direct quotation
climax
focused free writing
ways to organize a passage
27. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
focus
audience
evidence
tone
28. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
classification
typical elements in informative essay
audience
evaluating
29. 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
elements in an argument
peer review
brainstorming
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
30. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
shaping
focused free writing
purposes of writing
audience
31. 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
coherence
compare and contrast
chronological order
creative writing
32. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy
techniques for coherence
creative writing
counterpoints
mapping
33. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details
ways to avoid generalizations
stages of the writing process
illustration
reference works
34. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way
creative writing
direct quotation
argument
evaluating
35. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
appeal to authority
praise
free writing
spatial sequence
36. 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
generalizations
the claim - the support - the warrant
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
shaping
37. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
persuasive / argumentative writing
source
revising
journalistic questions
38. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
cause and effect
rhetorical features
introductory paragraph
student-created sources
39. 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
style
types of presentation strategies
quotations
generalizations
40. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
proofreading
sarcasm
journalistic questions
typical elements in informative essay
41. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
steps of revision
MLA
persuasive / argumentative writing
appeal to authority
42. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
internet
MLA
rhetorical strategies
shaping
43. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
summar
persuasive
personal writing
plagerizing
44. 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
expository
process writing
rhetorical features
extended metaphor
45. Writing nonstop about anything
free writing
persuasive / argumentative writing
creative
shaping
46. 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
basic requirements for a thesis statement
sarcasm
classification
personal writing
47. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
types of source material
persuasive / argumentative writing
purposes of writing
chronological order
48. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
mapping
analogies
basic requirements for a thesis statement
internet
49. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
point of view
summar
scholarly writing
paraphrase
50. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic
scoring rubics
brainstorming
writing activities
creative writing