The Writing Process
Attention Please!
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Paying Tribute
Miscellaneous
100
The first step in the writing process. It involves gathering ideas. (B)
What is brainstorming?
100
In this form of attention getter you use the words of a famous person or an authority on a subject to get your reader's attention.
What is a quotation?
100
The sentence that introduces the focus of a paragraph is called the main idea or _ _.
What is topic sentence?
100
To _ is to put information into your own words.
What is paraphrase?
100
_ means to show all the ways in which things are similar.
What is compare?
200
The final step of the writing process where you share your writing with others (P)
What is publishing?
200
Another word for ANECDOTE is...
What is story?
200
Evidence that is quoted from within the text is called _ evidence.
What is direct?
200
Taking credit for information without crediting your source is known as _.
What is plagiarism?
200
The three basic parts of any essay are:
What is introduction, body, conclusion?
300
In this step of the writing process, you create a map from which to write (O).
What is outlining or organizing?
300
Another attention getter is using startling _.
What is statistics/facts?
300
These words help your writing move from idea to idea.
What is transitions?
300
A _ appears in parentheses at the end of a quotation.
What is citation?
300
The Introduction contains three parts. They are
What is the attention getter, background information, and thesis?
400
Revision involves making changes to the _ in your paper.
What is ideas?
400
In this attention getter, you provide your reader with the exact meaning of a word.
What is definition?
400
Evidence that is paraphrased or summarized is called _ evidence.
What is indirect?
400
A citation includes the following two pieces of information.
What is author and page number?
400
_ means to show all the ways that something is different.
What is contrast?
500
Editing involves correcting these three things.
What is spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
500
What is only attention getter we haven't mentioned yet?
What is broad/general statement?
500
What is the last thing you do in every paragraph?
What is tie it up?
500
True or False. A direct reference requires a citation.
What is true?
500
Writing in objective tone means that
What is you write in the third person and avoid words like I, you, and we.
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