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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. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals






2. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing






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






4. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition






5. 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






6. 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






7. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph






8. 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






9. 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






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






11. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source






12. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






15. Be specific - use facts/data/statistics - use/attribute quotes; quantify don't qualify; use of 'it seems -' try not to overstate situation - base writing on authority - break down the topic






16. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on






17. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing






18. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you






19. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?






20. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements






21. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






22. The 'going public' stage of writing






23. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)






24. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy






25. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication






26. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms






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






28. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner






29. 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






30. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own






31. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work






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






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






34. 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






35. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it






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






37. Topic that you are discussing






38. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay






39. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






41. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)






42. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise






43. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






44. 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)






45. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes






46. 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






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






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






49. 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






50. Writing nonstop about anything