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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. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
introductory paragraph
focus
argument
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
2. 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
compare and contrast
style
portfolios
types of discourse
3. This is the stage of writing that involves rewriting or 're-seeing;' emphasis is place on examining sentence structure - word choice - voice - and organization of the piece
revising
chronological order
quotations
shaping
4. Writing nonstop about anything
free writing
types of discourse
expository
holistic scoring
5. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
editing
location
reference works
RENNS
6. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
reference works
steps of revision
cause and effect
appeal to emotion
7. The 'going public' stage of writing
formal outline guidelines
classification
publishing
appeal to authority
8. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship
MLA
process writing
major activities of revision
analogies
9. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
evidence
appeal to authority
assertion
summar
10. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
personal writing
focused free writing
spatial sequence
types of source material
11. Topic that you are discussing
subject
chronological order
reference works
creative
12. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
style
praise
expository
rhetorical strategies
13. Flm - art - media - and so on
formal outline guidelines
student-created sources
other sources
paraphrase
14. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
unity
quotations
steps of revision
peer review
15. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details
publishing
illustration
persuasive / argumentative writing
audience
16. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms
direct quotation
scholarly writing
process writing
extended metaphor
17. Vague words are avoided
chronological order
specific language
audience
techniques for coherence
18. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
creative writing
plagerizing
elements in an argument
audience
19. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
major activities of revision
coherence
tone
self-assessment
20. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
publishing
purpose
generalizations
point of view
21. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
quotations
drafting
formal outline guidelines
peer review
22. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
persuasive
ways to avoid generalizations
creative
source
23. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
evidence
publishing
coherence
praise
24. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility
purposes of writing
basic requirements for a thesis statement
scholarly writing
proofreading
25. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
brainstorming
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
persuasive / argumentative writing
coherence
26. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure
elements in an argument
paraphrase
cause and effect
writing activities
27. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
basic requirements for a thesis statement
topic sentence
process writing
indirect quotations
28. 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
chronological order
cause and effect
compare and contrast
other sources
29. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
scholarly writing
cause and effect
summar
quotations
30. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
student-created sources
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
chronological order
revising
31. 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
MLA
extended metaphor
ways to avoid generalizations
shaping
32. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
editing
appeal to emotion
workplace writing
rhetorical features
33. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
counterpoints
evaluating
purposes of writing
34. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts
workplace writing
classification
holistic scoring
ways to organize a passage
35. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way
argument
tone
scoring rubics
developmen
36. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure
audience characteristics
ways to avoid generalizations
editing
summar
37. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material
the claim - the support - the warrant
basic requirements for a thesis statement
shaping
formal outline guidelines
38. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
classification
shaping
self-assessment
elements in an argument
39. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
summar
scoring rubics
introductory paragraph
types of discourse
40. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic
counterpoints
quotations
brainstorming
climax
41. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
persuasive / argumentative writing
appeal to authority
rhetorical strategies
writing activities
42. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
drafting
expository
workplace writing
indirect quotations
43. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
general reading public
purpose
appeal to emotion
elements in an argument
44. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
climax
praise
workplace writing
ways to avoid generalizations
45. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
mapping
basic requirements for a thesis statement
peer review
other sources
46. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
purpose
location
revising
stages of the writing process
47. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
cause and effect
formal outline guidelines
editing
specific language
48. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry
extended metaphor
focused free writing
appeal to emotion
free writing
49. Toulman's model of arguement
unity
the claim - the support - the warrant
cause and effect
peer review
50. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
free writing
tone
drafting
mapping