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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. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry
rhetorical features
extended metaphor
coherence
audience
2. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
evaluating
chronological order
paraphrase
3. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
workplace writing
creative writing
rhetorical strategies
scholarly writing
4. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
climax
indirect quotations
cause and effect
types of source material
5. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
point of view
tone
coherence
thesis statement end
6. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility
proofreading
sarcasm
spatial sequence
MLA
7. 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)
ways to avoid generalizations
subject
peer review
major activities of revision
8. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
types of source material
analogies
appeal to emotion
location
9. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way
argument
subject writing
typical elements in informative essay
other sources
10. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
stages of the writing process
assertion
counterpoints
journalistic questions
11. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
paraphrase
rhetorical strategies
classification
evidence
12. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
focused free writing
persuasive
cause and effect
expository
13. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
drafting
rhetorical strategies
quotations
illustration
14. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
classification
audience characteristics
introductory paragraph
student-created sources
15. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
other sources
portfolios
appeal to authority
topic sentence
16. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
creative writing
scholarly writing
expository
problem and solution
17. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
plagerizing
student-created sources
journalistic questions
specific language
18. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
holistic scoring
purposes of writing
comparison
expository
19. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
climax
style
reference works
ways to organize a passage
20. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
internet
prewriting
evaluating
21. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
student-created sources
elements in an argument
focus
persuasive
22. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)
problem and solution
guidelines for evaluating evidence
tone
shaping
23. Addition (also - in addition - too - moveover); example (for example - for instance - on the otherhand - nevertheless); contrast (but - yet - however - on the other hand); comparison (similarly - likewise - in the same way); concession (of course - t
free writing
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
appeal to emotion
revising
24. Vague words are avoided
the claim - the support - the warrant
specific language
illustration
subject writing
25. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
stages of the writing process
creative writing
chronological order
appeal to authority
26. 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
focus
argument
holistic scoring
scoring rubics
27. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
publishing
writing activities
expository
style
28. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
purposes of writing
purpose
steps of revision
persuasive / argumentative writing
29. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure
types of discourse
summar
editing
argument
30. Flm - art - media - and so on
prewriting
plagerizing
illustration
other sources
31. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
MLA
thesis statement end
source
purposes of writing
32. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
purpose
ways to organize a passage
peer review
rhetorical strategies
33. 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
assertion
generalizations
techniques for coherence
prewriting
34. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
peer review
introductory paragraph
cause and effect
types of discourse
35. 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
creative
prewriting
scoring rubics
counterpoints
36. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
chronological order
personal writing
self-assessment
purposes of writing
37. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
climax
mapping
audience
plagerizing
38. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
shaping
workplace writing
assertion
elements in an argument
39. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
direct quotation
creative
style
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
40. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
audience characteristics
expository
plagerizing
source
41. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
APA
prewriting
spatial sequence
basic requirements for a thesis statement
42. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
reference works
internet
chronological order
drafting
43. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
appeal to authority
persuasive / argumentative writing
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
illustration
44. 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
point of view
workplace writing
evidence
45. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy
reference works
creative writing
comparison
audience characteristics
46. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
elements in an argument
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
brainstorming
creative
47. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
generalizations
types of discourse
appeal to emotion
purpose
48. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
reference works
scoring rubics
self-assessment
purpose
49. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
rhetorical features
elements in an argument
drafting
rhetorical strategies
50. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
evidence
audience
purposes of writing
developmen