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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. 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 evaluating evidence
thesis statement end
major activities of revision
types of presentation strategies
2. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
peer review
elements in an argument
general reading public
workplace writing
3. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure
portfolios
purpose
summar
evidence
4. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
persuasive / argumentative writing
persuasive
revising
types of presentation strategies
5. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
persuasive / argumentative writing
personal writing
comparison
types of discourse
6. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it
proofreading
quotations
assertion
rhetorical strategies
7. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
comparison
plagerizing
major activities of revision
source
8. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
point of view
focused free writing
basic requirements for a thesis statement
plagerizing
9. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic
compare and contrast
brainstorming
paraphrase
free writing
10. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
holistic scoring
spatial sequence
persuasive
brainstorming
11. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
direct quotation
steps of revision
stages of the writing process
shaping
12. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
personal writing
source
chronological order
focus
13. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
types of discourse
classification
ways to organize a passage
appeal to emotion
14. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
developmen
plagerizing
tone
RENNS
15. 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
holistic scoring
purposes of writing
summar
appeal to emotion
16. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
topic sentence
mapping
praise
17. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
generalizations
journalistic questions
steps of revision
the claim - the support - the warrant
18. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
cause and effect
praise
drafting
audience characteristics
19. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
illustration
specific language
tone
other sources
20. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry
RENNS
extended metaphor
evaluating
counterpoints
21. 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
types of presentation strategies
revising
self-assessment
subject writing
22. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
chronological order
direct quotation
climax
evaluating
23. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about
proofreading
types of discourse
subject
subject writing
24. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
typical elements in informative essay
paraphrase
steps of revision
guidelines for evaluating evidence
25. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
problem and solution
unity
general reading public
guidelines for evaluating evidence
26. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
indirect quotations
purposes of writing
unity
developmen
27. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship
scholarly writing
comparison
cause and effect
analogies
28. The 'going public' stage of writing
peer review
publishing
spatial sequence
problem and solution
29. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
climax
audience
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
guidelines for evaluating evidence
30. Number - letters - indentations signaling groups and levels of importance; each level has more than one entry; all subdivisions are at the same level of generality; headings don't overlap; only first word (and proper nouns) of each entry capitalize;
scholarly writing
formal outline guidelines
APA
comparison
31. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
basic requirements for a thesis statement
point of view
ways to organize a passage
focus
32. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
point of view
cause and effect
editing
chronological order
33. Vague words are avoided
specific language
purpose
guidelines for evaluating evidence
typical elements in informative essay
34. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
chronological order
expository
point of view
peer review
35. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms
plagerizing
purpose
scholarly writing
self-assessment
36. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
scholarly writing
focus
extended metaphor
revising
37. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
evaluating
types of presentation strategies
tone
thesis statement end
38. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
appeal to authority
quotations
revising
plagerizing
39. 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
shaping
cause and effect
basic requirements for a thesis statement
generalizations
40. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
purposes of writing
writing activities
guidelines for evaluating evidence
persuasive
41. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
classification
major activities of revision
general reading public
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
42. 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
compare and contrast
ways to organize a passage
rhetorical strategies
portfolios
43. Writing nonstop about anything
MLA
writing activities
free writing
holistic scoring
44. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
location
evaluating
creative writing
subject writing
45. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
reference works
topic sentence
internet
personal writing
46. 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
generalizations
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
free writing
editing
47. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
evaluating
subject
indirect quotations
publishing
48. 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
subject writing
creative writing
focused free writing
revising
49. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
chronological order
climax
introductory paragraph
direct quotation
50. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
tone
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
workplace writing
comparison