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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. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
comparison
compare and contrast
rhetorical features
chronological order
2. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
personal writing
cause and effect
thesis statement end
rhetorical strategies
3. 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
journalistic questions
creative writing
techniques for coherence
portfolios
4. 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)
expository
journalistic questions
spatial sequence
major activities of revision
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
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
focus
elements in an argument
types of presentation strategies
6. Writing nonstop about anything
free writing
subject
unity
generalizations
7. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
types of source material
purpose
formal outline guidelines
argument
8. 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
scoring rubics
purpose
RENNS
generalizations
9. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
indirect quotations
direct quotation
creative
paraphrase
10. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
compare and contrast
tone
evidence
spatial sequence
11. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
persuasive
elements in an argument
focused free writing
chronological order
12. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
quotations
steps of revision
persuasive / argumentative writing
student-created sources
13. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
writing activities
chronological order
indirect quotations
classification
14. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
workplace writing
student-created sources
ways to avoid generalizations
writing activities
15. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
tone
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
general reading public
APA
16. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
thesis statement end
sarcasm
scoring rubics
evaluating
17. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
reference works
appeal to emotion
creative writing
praise
18. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
proofreading
the claim - the support - the warrant
other sources
chronological order
19. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship
creative writing
analogies
other sources
scoring rubics
20. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms
revising
scholarly writing
shaping
point of view
21. Your assertion that conveys your point of view
subject writing
counterpoints
focus
drafting
22. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
formal outline guidelines
peer review
elements in an argument
persuasive / argumentative writing
23. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)
steps of revision
comparison
spatial sequence
typical elements in informative essay
24. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
reference works
scoring rubics
tone
evaluating
25. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
focused free writing
publishing
ways to avoid generalizations
chronological order
26. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy
audience
topic sentence
creative writing
evaluating
27. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure
paraphrase
purposes of writing
mapping
indirect quotations
28. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
guidelines for evaluating evidence
brainstorming
student-created sources
scholarly writing
29. Age - gender - ethic backgrounds - political philosophies - religious beliefs - roles (student - parent - voter - wage earner - property owner - veteran) - interests hobbies - level of education - amount of general or specialized knowledge about the
tone
other sources
audience characteristics
the claim - the support - the warrant
30. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
ways to organize a passage
publishing
illustration
point of view
31. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
specific language
purposes of writing
audience characteristics
internet
32. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
typical elements in informative essay
tone
unity
persuasive
33. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
shaping
types of source material
RENNS
ways to avoid generalizations
34. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
purposes of writing
source
publishing
scholarly writing
35. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic
brainstorming
style
peer review
revising
36. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
drafting
cause and effect
persuasive
types of discourse
37. Toulman's model of arguement
indirect quotations
the claim - the support - the warrant
subject
cause and effect
38. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
generalizations
analogies
types of source material
revising
39. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
praise
climax
stages of the writing process
self-assessment
40. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
purposes of writing
APA
persuasive
unity
41. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
point of view
purposes of writing
persuasive / argumentative writing
sarcasm
42. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
plagerizing
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
the claim - the support - the warrant
argument
43. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material
appeal to authority
shaping
guidelines for evaluating evidence
revising
44. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure
types of discourse
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
summar
praise
45. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
assertion
audience
ways to organize a passage
thesis statement end
46. 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
chronological order
paraphrase
self-assessment
appeal to emotion
47. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
assertion
argument
mapping
rhetorical strategies
48. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
spatial sequence
shaping
generalizations
types of presentation strategies
49. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
shaping
unity
indirect quotations
revising
50. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
shaping
editing
point of view
rhetorical strategies