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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. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively






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






3. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation






4. Vague words are avoided






5. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other






6. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally






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






8. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions






9. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility






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






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






12. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details






13. 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






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






15. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






16. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas






17. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters






18. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)






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






20. Writing nonstop about anything






21. 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






22. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material






23. 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






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






25. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph






26. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions






27. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility






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






29. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure






30. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






32. Topic that you are discussing






33. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






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






37. 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






38. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone






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






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






41. 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






42. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)






43. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest






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






45. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient






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






47. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






48. Age - gender - ethic backgrounds - political philosophies - religious beliefs - roles (student - parent - voter - wage earner - property owner - veteran) - interests hobbies - level of education - amount of general or specialized knowledge about the






49. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing






50. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument