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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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
climax
comparison
elements in an argument
quotations
2. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it
rhetorical strategies
editing
focused free writing
assertion
3. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
mapping
prewriting
shaping
assertion
4. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
ways to avoid generalizations
publishing
rhetorical strategies
purpose
5. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
persuasive / argumentative writing
quotations
shaping
holistic scoring
6. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way
scoring rubics
argument
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
mapping
7. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
unity
stages of the writing process
portfolios
prewriting
8. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
drafting
RENNS
purpose
problem and solution
9. This is the stage of writing that involves rewriting or 're-seeing;' emphasis is place on examining sentence structure - word choice - voice - and organization of the piece
revising
student-created sources
ways to avoid generalizations
editing
10. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
free writing
chronological order
comparison
location
11. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
spatial sequence
point of view
scholarly writing
illustration
12. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
techniques for coherence
indirect quotations
audience
appeal to authority
13. Online: dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on; various search engines and portals to gather ideas and information
internet
comparison
purposes of writing
cause and effect
14. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
quotations
analogies
evidence
appeal to authority
15. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
analogies
topic sentence
appeal to authority
rhetorical features
16. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
peer review
appeal to authority
direct quotation
steps of revision
17. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
rhetorical features
thesis statement end
location
revising
18. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
rhetorical strategies
guidelines for evaluating evidence
source
persuasive / argumentative writing
19. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
problem and solution
source
types of discourse
ways to organize a passage
20. 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
holistic scoring
RENNS
personal writing
process writing
21. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
APA
evidence
types of presentation strategies
creative
22. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
steps of revision
drafting
types of discourse
23. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
appeal to emotion
general reading public
drafting
MLA
24. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy
creative writing
generalizations
steps of revision
unity
25. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
generalizations
tone
praise
proofreading
26. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
summar
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
creative
style
27. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
drafting
chronological order
appeal to authority
internet
28. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
proofreading
introductory paragraph
extended metaphor
developmen
29. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
evaluating
direct quotation
expository
stages of the writing process
30. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
argument
appeal to emotion
journalistic questions
drafting
31. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
rhetorical features
tone
illustration
quotations
32. 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;
formal outline guidelines
counterpoints
analogies
mapping
33. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
purposes of writing
general reading public
expository
focus
34. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
focused free writing
illustration
types of source material
RENNS
35. 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)
portfolios
focused free writing
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
major activities of revision
36. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure
paraphrase
major activities of revision
tone
stages of the writing process
37. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
praise
expository
techniques for coherence
persuasive
38. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
extended metaphor
creative
style
paraphrase
39. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
spatial sequence
audience
paraphrase
tone
40. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
style
plagerizing
unity
mapping
41. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
source
chronological order
student-created sources
subject writing
42. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
rhetorical strategies
scholarly writing
point of view
persuasive
43. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
self-assessment
plagerizing
cause and effect
workplace writing
44. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
portfolios
drafting
revising
chronological order
45. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
stages of the writing process
free writing
comparison
RENNS
46. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
problem and solution
purpose
cause and effect
holistic scoring
47. Topic that you are discussing
extended metaphor
subject
major activities of revision
portfolios
48. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
specific language
climax
developmen
holistic scoring
49. 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
revising
portfolios
point of view
cause and effect
50. 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
types of source material
drafting
appeal to authority