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Writing Process
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
audience characteristics
analogies
generalizations
peer review
2. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
APA
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
purpose
rhetorical strategies
3. 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
ways to avoid generalizations
scoring rubics
the claim - the support - the warrant
counterpoints
4. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
subject
MLA
mapping
compare and contrast
5. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
expository
illustration
personal writing
techniques for coherence
6. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
direct quotation
counterpoints
location
student-created sources
7. Vague words are avoided
guidelines for evaluating evidence
specific language
focus
revising
8. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
assertion
cause and effect
tone
creative
9. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
classification
drafting
portfolios
the claim - the support - the warrant
10. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
scoring rubics
persuasive
introductory paragraph
source
11. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
audience characteristics
introductory paragraph
persuasive
types of source material
12. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
student-created sources
climax
reference works
chronological order
13. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
tone
major activities of revision
mapping
evaluating
14. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
general reading public
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
types of source material
unity
15. 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
typical elements in informative essay
extended metaphor
purpose
16. 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
process writing
topic sentence
tone
publishing
17. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
praise
generalizations
cause and effect
style
18. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material
shaping
persuasive
types of presentation strategies
purposes of writing
19. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
elements in an argument
purpose
creative
compare and contrast
20. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
brainstorming
MLA
drafting
types of discourse
21. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
topic sentence
types of discourse
purpose
climax
22. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
quotations
publishing
tone
chronological order
23. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
location
reference works
prewriting
rhetorical features
24. Be specific - use facts/data/statistics - use/attribute quotes; quantify don't qualify; use of 'it seems -' try not to overstate situation - base writing on authority - break down the topic
assertion
types of presentation strategies
evaluating
ways to avoid generalizations
25. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
basic requirements for a thesis statement
classification
types of discourse
persuasive / argumentative writing
26. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
subject
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
writing activities
ways to organize a passage
27. 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
purposes of writing
purpose
internet
subject
28. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
elements in an argument
classification
revising
internet
29. Writing nonstop about anything
chronological order
steps of revision
scoring rubics
free writing
30. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
introductory paragraph
thesis statement end
publishing
problem and solution
31. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure
editing
scholarly writing
summar
mapping
32. 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
indirect quotations
student-created sources
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
cause and effect
33. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
developmen
rhetorical features
direct quotation
expository
34. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
stages of the writing process
sarcasm
expository
35. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas
paraphrase
location
style
audience
36. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
cause and effect
praise
proofreading
steps of revision
37. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
subject writing
persuasive / argumentative writing
coherence
sarcasm
38. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility
problem and solution
proofreading
cause and effect
types of presentation strategies
39. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
evidence
editing
holistic scoring
evaluating
40. 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
editing
creative
stages of the writing process
41. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
expository
revising
basic requirements for a thesis statement
evaluating
42. Toulman's model of arguement
the claim - the support - the warrant
chronological order
plagerizing
writing activities
43. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
workplace writing
internet
purpose
general reading public
44. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
purposes of writing
thesis statement end
journalistic questions
assertion
45. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
extended metaphor
mapping
general reading public
writing activities
46. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
typical elements in informative essay
source
tone
rhetorical strategies
47. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
ways to organize a passage
appeal to authority
types of presentation strategies
introductory paragraph
48. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry
scholarly writing
direct quotation
audience
extended metaphor
49. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
revising
cause and effect
RENNS
types of presentation strategies
50. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about
subject writing
brainstorming
journalistic questions
evaluating
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