Terminology
Prewriting
Rhetorical Modes
Research
Editing
100
The author's attitude toward what he/she is writing.
What is tone?
100
A series of ideas linked to a core idea.
What is a concept map?
100
A type of writing where the purpose is to explain.
What is expository writing?
100
A search engine that is your best friend when doing research.
What is Google?
100
Taking a look at the overall approach to your research paper.
What is global revision?
200
First person, second person, and third person.
What are points of view?
200
Writing whatever comes to mind, without worrying about spelling or punctuation.
What is free writing?
200
A type of writing where the purpose is to prove the validity of an idea.
What is argumentation?
200
A list of potential quotes, information, and other research including citation information.
What is an annotated bibliography?
200
Editing your paper on a paragraph to paragraph level.
What is substantive editing?
300
The individual or group you are writing to.
What is audience?
300
Sitting in your chair and thinking really hard.
What is brainstorming?
300
A type of writing meant to re-create, invent, or visually represent a person, place, or thing.
What is description?
300
Copying other's written material and attempting to pass it off as your own.
What is plagiarism?
300
Editing on a sentence to sentence level.
What is copy editing?
400
Fiction, non-fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and documentary are some examples.
What is a genre?
400
It's what your paper will be about.
What is a topic?
400
A type of writing that is mean to tell a story.
What is narration?
400
A list of questions you need answered in order to fully comprehend all facets of your research topic.
What are research questions?
400
Editing your paper for mechanical errors.
What is proof reading?
500
The proper term for an incomplete sentence.
What is a fragment?
500
The greatest obstacle to writing.
What is fear?
500
Writing that is meant to highlight the likenesses and differences between two items.
What is compare and contrast?
500
An information aggregator that works as a portal to other, more reliable sources.
What is Wikipedia?
500
A process by which a fellow student reads and provides constructive feedback on your essay.
What is peer review?
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