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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. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material
shaping
elements in an argument
developmen
mapping
2. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
developmen
process writing
shaping
generalizations
3. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
portfolios
cause and effect
analogies
guidelines for evaluating evidence
4. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
comparison
evaluating
chronological order
self-assessment
5. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
focus
brainstorming
appeal to authority
persuasive / argumentative writing
6. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
chronological order
steps of revision
MLA
cause and effect
7. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship
persuasive
MLA
analogies
subject
8. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms
internet
drafting
purpose
scholarly writing
9. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)
rhetorical features
audience
general reading public
problem and solution
10. Toulman's model of arguement
plagerizing
subject writing
types of source material
the claim - the support - the warrant
11. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
basic requirements for a thesis statement
formal outline guidelines
techniques for coherence
types of source material
12. Vague words are avoided
specific language
audience
journalistic questions
APA
13. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
RENNS
evidence
revising
typical elements in informative essay
14. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
climax
plagerizing
compare and contrast
the claim - the support - the warrant
15. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
location
extended metaphor
appeal to authority
creative writing
16. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic
brainstorming
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
source
generalizations
17. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about
tone
subject writing
appeal to emotion
student-created sources
18. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
types of source material
types of discourse
argument
unity
19. 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)
persuasive
major activities of revision
source
other sources
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
creative
drafting
classification
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
21. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
stages of the writing process
RENNS
creative writing
classification
22. 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
purpose
shaping
appeal to emotion
portfolios
23. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
elements in an argument
sarcasm
basic requirements for a thesis statement
publishing
24. Writing nonstop about anything
argument
techniques for coherence
rhetorical strategies
free writing
25. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
focused free writing
personal writing
sarcasm
cause and effect
26. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
steps of revision
source
climax
audience characteristics
27. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
summar
rhetorical strategies
RENNS
shaping
28. 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;
writing activities
audience
formal outline guidelines
counterpoints
29. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
source
comparison
elements in an argument
guidelines for evaluating evidence
30. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it
classification
comparison
journalistic questions
assertion
31. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way
cause and effect
argument
persuasive / argumentative writing
sarcasm
32. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
journalistic questions
drafting
shaping
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
33. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
coherence
prewriting
thesis statement end
quotations
34. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
the claim - the support - the warrant
reference works
source
workplace writing
35. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
editing
appeal to emotion
formal outline guidelines
the claim - the support - the warrant
36. The 'going public' stage of writing
audience characteristics
publishing
counterpoints
argument
37. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
assertion
plagerizing
APA
specific language
38. 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
shaping
process writing
chronological order
free writing
39. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
praise
extended metaphor
persuasive
problem and solution
40. Your assertion that conveys your point of view
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
cause and effect
scoring rubics
focus
41. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure
specific language
thesis statement end
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
paraphrase
42. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
APA
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
assertion
coherence
43. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
appeal to emotion
assertion
creative
proofreading
44. Performing speeches - plays - videos; making a speech - participating in debate; creating booklets - brochures - family scrapbooks - or personal web pages; publishing a school newspaper - magazine - or portfolio; submitting work for publication beyon
counterpoints
types of presentation strategies
ways to avoid generalizations
unity
45. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
topic sentence
editing
general reading public
rhetorical strategies
46. Topic that you are discussing
types of presentation strategies
subject
shaping
spatial sequence
47. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)
style
mapping
spatial sequence
creative writing
48. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
holistic scoring
subject
direct quotation
basic requirements for a thesis statement
49. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
evidence
point of view
purpose
peer review
50. 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
compare and contrast
audience
holistic scoring
other sources