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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. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
plagerizing
purpose
classification
thesis statement end
2. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
editing
personal writing
evidence
point of view
3. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
basic requirements for a thesis statement
location
the claim - the support - the warrant
chronological order
4. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
personal writing
persuasive / argumentative writing
developmen
chronological order
5. 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
brainstorming
classification
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
peer review
6. 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
purposes of writing
personal writing
introductory paragraph
paraphrase
7. Toulman's model of arguement
shaping
style
classification
the claim - the support - the warrant
8. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
revising
types of presentation strategies
persuasive
drafting
9. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
drafting
mapping
self-assessment
evaluating
10. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure
steps of revision
summar
cause and effect
appeal to authority
11. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
persuasive / argumentative writing
APA
generalizations
thesis statement end
12. 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
tone
compare and contrast
classification
introductory paragraph
13. 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
ways to avoid generalizations
compare and contrast
internet
focus
14. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
types of discourse
journalistic questions
free writing
15. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
elements in an argument
scoring rubics
appeal to authority
shaping
16. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
peer review
process writing
cause and effect
thesis statement end
17. Vague words are avoided
rhetorical strategies
climax
specific language
techniques for coherence
18. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
major activities of revision
mapping
location
quotations
19. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
brainstorming
stages of the writing process
source
shaping
20. 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
audience characteristics
chronological order
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
appeal to authority
21. The 'going public' stage of writing
basic requirements for a thesis statement
audience characteristics
publishing
sarcasm
22. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
personal writing
basic requirements for a thesis statement
drafting
climax
23. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)
climax
shaping
problem and solution
ways to avoid generalizations
24. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
self-assessment
purposes of writing
scholarly writing
paraphrase
25. 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
spatial sequence
counterpoints
prewriting
shaping
26. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
plagerizing
shaping
quotations
thesis statement end
27. 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
journalistic questions
process writing
types of presentation strategies
purpose
28. Flm - art - media - and so on
chronological order
other sources
ways to organize a passage
proofreading
29. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
subject writing
rhetorical features
persuasive / argumentative writing
creative writing
30. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about
ways to avoid generalizations
subject writing
topic sentence
persuasive
31. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
coherence
paraphrase
editing
journalistic questions
32. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
tone
problem and solution
drafting
developmen
33. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
cause and effect
types of source material
student-created sources
shaping
34. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
proofreading
student-created sources
ways to organize a passage
reference works
35. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
climax
journalistic questions
free writing
36. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way
generalizations
tone
argument
student-created sources
37. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
indirect quotations
drafting
paraphrase
persuasive
38. 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;
coherence
drafting
cause and effect
formal outline guidelines
39. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
evidence
publishing
holistic scoring
portfolios
40. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
types of source material
revising
formal outline guidelines
scholarly writing
41. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
argument
purpose
shaping
style
42. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
mapping
student-created sources
problem and solution
types of discourse
43. 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
generalizations
process writing
peer review
44. 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
drafting
internet
writing activities
quotations
45. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
chronological order
MLA
subject
source
46. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
drafting
direct quotation
purpose
sarcasm
47. 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
source
generalizations
stages of the writing process
cause and effect
48. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship
analogies
location
self-assessment
portfolios
49. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
focus
basic requirements for a thesis statement
point of view
brainstorming
50. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
publishing
student-created sources
cause and effect
APA