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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. 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
typical elements in informative essay
journalistic questions
audience characteristics
2. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
unity
stages of the writing process
self-assessment
indirect quotations
3. Your assertion that conveys your point of view
revising
revising
focus
sarcasm
4. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
ways to avoid generalizations
RENNS
ways to organize a passage
scoring rubics
5. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
revising
chronological order
argument
focused free writing
6. 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)
proofreading
spatial sequence
purpose
major activities of revision
7. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
evidence
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
RENNS
formal outline guidelines
8. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
chronological order
drafting
direct quotation
problem and solution
9. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
illustration
classification
rhetorical strategies
audience characteristics
10. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
summar
evidence
formal outline guidelines
elements in an argument
11. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
quotations
comparison
ways to organize a passage
portfolios
12. 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;
developmen
analogies
elements in an argument
formal outline guidelines
13. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material
topic sentence
writing activities
other sources
shaping
14. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
ways to avoid generalizations
focus
basic requirements for a thesis statement
scholarly writing
15. 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
creative
chronological order
self-assessment
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
16. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
generalizations
guidelines for evaluating evidence
stages of the writing process
17. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
holistic scoring
audience
unity
portfolios
18. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way
shaping
workplace writing
argument
internet
19. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)
spatial sequence
expository
editing
brainstorming
20. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
guidelines for evaluating evidence
creative
tone
internet
21. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas
style
the claim - the support - the warrant
elements in an argument
assertion
22. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
portfolios
writing activities
direct quotation
scholarly writing
23. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
developmen
internet
climax
process writing
24. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
purpose
specific language
personal writing
student-created sources
25. 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
free writing
argument
portfolios
journalistic questions
26. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
argument
counterpoints
climax
peer review
27. 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
elements in an argument
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
audience
28. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details
counterpoints
illustration
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
generalizations
29. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
shaping
drafting
illustration
student-created sources
30. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
rhetorical strategies
typical elements in informative essay
major activities of revision
summar
31. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
analogies
generalizations
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
appeal to emotion
32. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
proofreading
assertion
personal writing
persuasive
33. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
location
purposes of writing
reference works
extended metaphor
34. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
mapping
ways to organize a passage
appeal to authority
generalizations
35. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
climax
student-created sources
the claim - the support - the warrant
subject writing
36. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
cause and effect
RENNS
scoring rubics
direct quotation
37. Vague words are avoided
evidence
specific language
counterpoints
revising
38. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
spatial sequence
developmen
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
extended metaphor
39. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
generalizations
cause and effect
tone
revising
40. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
subject writing
editing
reference works
other sources
41. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process
climax
chronological order
compare and contrast
focus
42. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
self-assessment
evidence
summar
point of view
43. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry
types of source material
chronological order
location
extended metaphor
44. Flm - art - media - and so on
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
major activities of revision
developmen
other sources
45. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
steps of revision
comparison
drafting
specific language
46. Writing nonstop about anything
free writing
major activities of revision
praise
tone
47. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms
APA
typical elements in informative essay
types of presentation strategies
scholarly writing
48. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
ways to organize a passage
purposes of writing
evaluating
source
49. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
tone
ways to organize a passage
point of view
creative writing
50. 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
source
portfolios
appeal to emotion
prewriting