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Writing Process
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writing-skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
major activities of revision
ways to avoid generalizations
persuasive
tone
2. 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
the claim - the support - the warrant
chronological order
internet
assertion
3. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
rhetorical features
publishing
drafting
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
4. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)
journalistic questions
persuasive / argumentative writing
thesis statement end
problem and solution
5. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
reference works
appeal to emotion
typical elements in informative essay
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
6. Toulman's model of arguement
types of source material
illustration
brainstorming
the claim - the support - the warrant
7. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
classification
point of view
location
introductory paragraph
8. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
persuasive / argumentative writing
audience
types of source material
analogies
9. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
peer review
illustration
types of discourse
chronological order
10. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
thesis statement end
audience
tone
plagerizing
11. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
editing
direct quotation
student-created sources
praise
12. 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
assertion
holistic scoring
scholarly writing
types of source material
13. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship
MLA
analogies
free writing
mapping
14. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
types of discourse
elements in an argument
cause and effect
extended metaphor
15. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
purposes of writing
peer review
plagerizing
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
16. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry
extended metaphor
sarcasm
cause and effect
evaluating
17. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic
process writing
personal writing
brainstorming
coherence
18. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
personal writing
praise
sarcasm
purposes of writing
19. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
persuasive
chronological order
free writing
tone
20. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
audience characteristics
APA
introductory paragraph
persuasive / argumentative writing
21. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
chronological order
sarcasm
scholarly writing
rhetorical strategies
22. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
internet
stages of the writing process
audience
elements in an argument
23. Writing nonstop about anything
rhetorical features
drafting
compare and contrast
free writing
24. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
point of view
self-assessment
major activities of revision
audience
25. 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
portfolios
RENNS
internet
general reading public
26. Your assertion that conveys your point of view
focus
classification
thesis statement end
argument
27. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
coherence
free writing
spatial sequence
scoring rubics
28. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
elements in an argument
creative writing
editing
evaluating
29. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility
proofreading
chronological order
self-assessment
free writing
30. 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
compare and contrast
drafting
audience characteristics
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
31. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
quotations
types of discourse
focus
indirect quotations
32. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
tone
purposes of writing
climax
developmen
33. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
specific language
purpose
source
brainstorming
34. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
point of view
problem and solution
brainstorming
35. 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
revising
scholarly writing
coherence
36. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy
topic sentence
ways to organize a passage
creative writing
types of presentation strategies
37. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
location
illustration
compare and contrast
journalistic questions
38. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
tone
steps of revision
climax
mapping
39. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
focused free writing
introductory paragraph
drafting
assertion
40. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
self-assessment
comparison
types of source material
portfolios
41. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
RENNS
evidence
rhetorical strategies
direct quotation
42. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
analogies
appeal to authority
stages of the writing process
major activities of revision
43. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
developmen
cause and effect
thesis statement end
subject
44. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
other sources
workplace writing
creative
style
45. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms
formal outline guidelines
ways to avoid generalizations
persuasive / argumentative writing
scholarly writing
46. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
peer review
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
chronological order
stages of the writing process
47. 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
prewriting
direct quotation
point of view
creative
48. 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;
cause and effect
introductory paragraph
formal outline guidelines
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
49. Topic that you are discussing
rhetorical features
subject
shaping
indirect quotations
50. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
revising
scholarly writing
analogies
ways to avoid generalizations