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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. 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)
evaluating
revising
purpose
major activities of revision
2. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
ways to organize a passage
classification
techniques for coherence
developmen
3. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
plagerizing
types of presentation strategies
ways to avoid generalizations
personal writing
4. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
assertion
drafting
workplace writing
rhetorical strategies
5. Vague words are avoided
point of view
writing activities
expository
specific language
6. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
techniques for coherence
general reading public
other sources
rhetorical strategies
7. Flm - art - media - and so on
argument
other sources
guidelines for evaluating evidence
creative writing
8. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
types of source material
creative writing
climax
revising
9. 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
evidence
reference works
purposes of writing
self-assessment
10. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
persuasive / argumentative writing
types of source material
sarcasm
personal writing
11. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
quotations
stages of the writing process
developmen
paraphrase
12. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
unity
summar
coherence
counterpoints
13. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
audience
focus
indirect quotations
illustration
14. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
cause and effect
guidelines for evaluating evidence
personal writing
climax
15. 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
MLA
purpose
16. 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
types of presentation strategies
introductory paragraph
audience characteristics
17. 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
shaping
summar
rhetorical strategies
holistic scoring
18. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
formal outline guidelines
appeal to emotion
process writing
drafting
19. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
source
topic sentence
peer review
20. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
assertion
workplace writing
praise
steps of revision
21. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)
problem and solution
chronological order
scholarly writing
ways to organize a passage
22. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
self-assessment
tone
reference works
steps of revision
23. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
writing activities
climax
mapping
student-created sources
24. 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
prewriting
compare and contrast
style
illustration
25. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
developmen
reference works
internet
drafting
26. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
proofreading
stages of the writing process
developmen
drafting
27. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
evidence
types of presentation strategies
subject writing
internet
28. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry
journalistic questions
revising
other sources
extended metaphor
29. Toulman's model of arguement
subject writing
holistic scoring
audience
the claim - the support - the warrant
30. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
sarcasm
other sources
major activities of revision
chronological order
31. 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
drafting
elements in an argument
scoring rubics
extended metaphor
32. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
illustration
techniques for coherence
introductory paragraph
33. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
chronological order
persuasive
internet
cause and effect
34. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
topic sentence
appeal to authority
basic requirements for a thesis statement
APA
35. Writing nonstop about anything
coherence
indirect quotations
journalistic questions
free writing
36. The 'going public' stage of writing
plagerizing
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
illustration
publishing
37. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
general reading public
introductory paragraph
cause and effect
counterpoints
38. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
climax
classification
reference works
illustration
39. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
scholarly writing
steps of revision
shaping
tone
40. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
counterpoints
RENNS
spatial sequence
revising
41. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
climax
praise
topic sentence
subject
42. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
purposes of writing
portfolios
appeal to authority
appeal to emotion
43. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure
journalistic questions
cause and effect
ways to avoid generalizations
paraphrase
44. Topic that you are discussing
rhetorical strategies
generalizations
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
subject
45. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
cause and effect
thesis statement end
techniques for coherence
persuasive
46. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
revising
thesis statement end
creative
cause and effect
47. 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;
formal outline guidelines
plagerizing
typical elements in informative essay
expository
48. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
drafting
sarcasm
publishing
the claim - the support - the warrant
49. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
process writing
purpose
generalizations
cause and effect
50. 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
scoring rubics
persuasive / argumentative writing
personal writing
workplace writing