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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. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
rhetorical features
student-created sources
coherence
sarcasm
2. 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
compare and contrast
spatial sequence
types of source material
audience characteristics
3. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
subject
scholarly writing
revising
climax
4. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
indirect quotations
extended metaphor
editing
tone
5. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements
persuasive / argumentative writing
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
process writing
stages of the writing process
6. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
major activities of revision
focus
purpose
appeal to authority
7. 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
audience characteristics
types of source material
brainstorming
classification
8. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
thesis statement end
rhetorical strategies
types of source material
subject
9. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material
ways to organize a passage
shaping
writing activities
unity
10. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
prewriting
other sources
direct quotation
climax
11. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
drafting
climax
specific language
tone
12. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
workplace writing
climax
generalizations
tone
13. Topic that you are discussing
subject
extended metaphor
formal outline guidelines
focus
14. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure
types of presentation strategies
quotations
prewriting
paraphrase
15. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
specific language
guidelines for evaluating evidence
comparison
praise
16. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
topic sentence
developmen
analogies
style
17. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
mapping
creative
free writing
audience
18. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
MLA
source
thesis statement end
tone
19. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
mapping
personal writing
ways to organize a passage
illustration
20. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
direct quotation
types of discourse
evidence
rhetorical strategies
21. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it
rhetorical strategies
assertion
major activities of revision
developmen
22. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy
subject writing
creative writing
evidence
elements in an argument
23. 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
types of presentation strategies
indirect quotations
generalizations
spatial sequence
24. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
portfolios
creative
steps of revision
drafting
25. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
writing activities
editing
the claim - the support - the warrant
journalistic questions
26. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
paraphrase
shaping
steps of revision
focus
27. 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
MLA
self-assessment
illustration
classification
28. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
topic sentence
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
generalizations
creative
29. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
the claim - the support - the warrant
major activities of revision
persuasive
unity
30. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
generalizations
techniques for coherence
cause and effect
compare and contrast
31. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)
spatial sequence
editing
rhetorical strategies
scholarly writing
32. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
workplace writing
generalizations
appeal to authority
internet
33. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
formal outline guidelines
appeal to emotion
chronological order
ways to organize a passage
34. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
chronological order
paraphrase
other sources
writing activities
35. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
subject writing
the claim - the support - the warrant
persuasive
writing activities
36. Writing nonstop about anything
problem and solution
generalizations
free writing
reference works
37. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
formal outline guidelines
publishing
focused free writing
source
38. 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
style
types of presentation strategies
developmen
purposes of writing
39. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
peer review
analogies
types of presentation strategies
drafting
40. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
style
evaluating
appeal to emotion
shaping
41. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
prewriting
rhetorical features
elements in an argument
compare and contrast
42. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)
generalizations
rhetorical features
problem and solution
types of source material
43. Vague words are avoided
basic requirements for a thesis statement
topic sentence
comparison
specific language
44. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
formal outline guidelines
APA
illustration
paraphrase
45. 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
holistic scoring
prewriting
coherence
techniques for coherence
46. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
subject writing
ways to organize a passage
portfolios
introductory paragraph
47. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
coherence
reference works
ways to organize a passage
praise
48. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
point of view
counterpoints
tone
summar
49. 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
introductory paragraph
holistic scoring
location
self-assessment
50. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
source
RENNS
stages of the writing process
other sources