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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. Topic that you are discussing
illustration
subject
RENNS
problem and solution
2. This stage of the writing process involve gathering and selecting ideas; teachers can help students in several ways: creating lists - researching - brainstorming -reading to discover more about the author's style - talking - collecting memorabilia or
source
the claim - the support - the warrant
prewriting
shaping
3. Toulman's model of arguement
the claim - the support - the warrant
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
techniques for coherence
chronological order
4. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure
summar
portfolios
ways to avoid generalizations
praise
5. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
evidence
types of source material
stages of the writing process
ways to organize a passage
6. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
elements in an argument
self-assessment
peer review
RENNS
7. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it
audience characteristics
assertion
climax
formal outline guidelines
8. 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
self-assessment
types of presentation strategies
process writing
evidence
9. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
internet
tone
guidelines for evaluating evidence
climax
10. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
ways to avoid generalizations
types of presentation strategies
revising
focused free writing
11. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
steps of revision
holistic scoring
RENNS
illustration
12. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
editing
techniques for coherence
paraphrase
assertion
13. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
counterpoints
rhetorical strategies
guidelines for evaluating evidence
audience
14. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
sarcasm
formal outline guidelines
focus
prewriting
15. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
rhetorical strategies
free writing
praise
rhetorical features
16. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
unity
extended metaphor
techniques for coherence
rhetorical strategies
17. 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
typical elements in informative essay
techniques for coherence
creative
generalizations
18. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
cause and effect
point of view
techniques for coherence
typical elements in informative essay
19. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
indirect quotations
focus
paraphrase
types of source material
20. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
prewriting
indirect quotations
paraphrase
MLA
21. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
praise
typical elements in informative essay
specific language
chronological order
22. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
process writing
purposes of writing
persuasive
introductory paragraph
23. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
focused free writing
illustration
reference works
brainstorming
24. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
student-created sources
techniques for coherence
spatial sequence
writing activities
25. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
indirect quotations
journalistic questions
types of discourse
thesis statement end
26. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
peer review
stages of the writing process
brainstorming
revising
27. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms
revising
assertion
scholarly writing
writing activities
28. 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
problem and solution
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
student-created sources
personal writing
29. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
climax
mapping
style
formal outline guidelines
30. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
summar
introductory paragraph
chronological order
thesis statement end
31. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic
the claim - the support - the warrant
brainstorming
argument
journalistic questions
32. 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
ways to organize a passage
journalistic questions
33. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
tone
basic requirements for a thesis statement
revising
workplace writing
34. 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
scoring rubics
guidelines for evaluating evidence
MLA
process writing
35. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
writing activities
holistic scoring
general reading public
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
36. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
coherence
counterpoints
purpose
scoring rubics
37. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
chronological order
RENNS
audience
focus
38. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
argument
subject writing
general reading public
topic sentence
39. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
general reading public
shaping
self-assessment
guidelines for evaluating evidence
40. 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
expository
mapping
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
scoring rubics
41. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
portfolios
audience
types of source material
subject writing
42. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
audience
appeal to authority
chronological order
peer review
43. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
self-assessment
RENNS
chronological order
creative
44. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship
analogies
persuasive
other sources
plagerizing
45. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
drafting
reference works
MLA
generalizations
46. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
argument
creative writing
publishing
purposes of writing
47. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
self-assessment
cause and effect
appeal to emotion
brainstorming
48. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
location
drafting
typical elements in informative essay
quotations
49. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
climax
location
persuasive / argumentative writing
process writing
50. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
generalizations
mapping
appeal to authority
types of source material