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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing






2. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince






3. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






4. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)






5. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading






6. 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






7. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas






8. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation






9. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion






10. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship






11. 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






12. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






13. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way






14. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry






15. 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






16. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas






17. 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






18. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic






19. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.






20. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient






21. 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






22. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas






23. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks






24. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)






25. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure






26. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence






27. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other






28. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects






29. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






30. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph






31. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph






32. 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






33. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






34. Vague words are avoided






35. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing






36. Topic that you are discussing






37. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility






38. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument






39. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions






40. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






41. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material






42. Who? what? when? where? why? how?






43. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about






44. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument






45. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear






46. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






47. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure






48. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results






49. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing






50. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)