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Writing Process
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writing-skills
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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. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
basic requirements for a thesis statement
editing
MLA
comparison
2. 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
comparison
tone
paraphrase
ways to avoid generalizations
3. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
analogies
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
quotations
sarcasm
4. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms
APA
spatial sequence
ways to avoid generalizations
scholarly writing
5. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
writing activities
drafting
formal outline guidelines
rhetorical strategies
6. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
scholarly writing
topic sentence
rhetorical features
quotations
7. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
holistic scoring
focus
climax
argument
8. Your assertion that conveys your point of view
personal writing
paraphrase
coherence
focus
9. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
persuasive / argumentative writing
quotations
rhetorical strategies
creative
10. 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
climax
praise
scoring rubics
peer review
11. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
persuasive
counterpoints
quotations
direct quotation
12. 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
specific language
style
location
audience characteristics
13. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
focus
formal outline guidelines
mapping
chronological order
14. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
types of source material
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
compare and contrast
plagerizing
15. Toulman's model of arguement
process writing
the claim - the support - the warrant
publishing
free writing
16. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
rhetorical strategies
APA
focused free writing
drafting
17. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
counterpoints
portfolios
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
audience
18. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
types of presentation strategies
plagerizing
praise
drafting
19. 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
stages of the writing process
purpose
subject
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
20. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
rhetorical features
workplace writing
mapping
chronological order
21. 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
editing
counterpoints
APA
prewriting
22. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
introductory paragraph
paraphrase
shaping
persuasive
23. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
shaping
thesis statement end
brainstorming
types of source material
24. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
drafting
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
style
purpose
25. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility
publishing
proofreading
holistic scoring
typical elements in informative essay
26. 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
plagerizing
shaping
evaluating
self-assessment
27. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
ways to organize a passage
techniques for coherence
developmen
cause and effect
28. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
thesis statement end
assertion
revising
29. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy
creative writing
revising
purposes of writing
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
30. 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
cause and effect
chronological order
persuasive
internet
31. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
writing activities
portfolios
tone
classification
32. 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
specific language
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
summar
rhetorical strategies
33. The 'going public' stage of writing
paraphrase
publishing
focused free writing
typical elements in informative essay
34. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
tone
spatial sequence
student-created sources
counterpoints
35. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about
subject writing
reference works
techniques for coherence
types of presentation strategies
36. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
holistic scoring
techniques for coherence
editing
formal outline guidelines
37. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas
point of view
style
holistic scoring
the claim - the support - the warrant
38. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
creative
counterpoints
persuasive
sarcasm
39. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it
audience characteristics
elements in an argument
assertion
introductory paragraph
40. 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
developmen
generalizations
creative writing
cause and effect
41. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
types of discourse
specific language
stages of the writing process
publishing
42. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
creative
illustration
APA
drafting
43. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
location
portfolios
appeal to emotion
praise
44. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
workplace writing
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
point of view
appeal to emotion
45. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
focused free writing
purposes of writing
cause and effect
topic sentence
46. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
style
expository
illustration
purpose
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;
coherence
formal outline guidelines
student-created sources
creative writing
48. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
tone
persuasive / argumentative writing
topic sentence
elements in an argument
49. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
topic sentence
point of view
drafting
specific language
50. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
types of source material
shaping
comparison
quotations