Reading/Writing Processes
Academic Writing/Essay Structure
Summary-Response
Patterns of Organization
Hodgepodge
100

What is the meaning of the PRO acronym? List 3 meanings for "P."

Preview, Prepare, Purpose, Prior Knowledge

Read

Organize

100

Which word should be avoided in academic writing?

You

100

Summary Response can be thought of as a _________.

Conversation

100

Venn-Diagrams are typically associated with which pattern of organization?

Compare and Contrast
100

True or False: Punctuation can sometimes help you understand the meaning of a word.

True

200

"Writing is a recursive process." What does this mean?

The steps of the writing process can sometimes occur out of order and/or be repeated.

200

True or False: There is only ONE way to annotate a text.

False

200

What is the key to summarization?

Paraphrasing

200

Which graphic organizer best represents the steps of a process, or information in a chronological or sequential order?

Flow chart
200

What is the purpose of descriptive writing?

To "paint a picture" for the reader.

300

Name the 3 reading processes that we have studied so far this semester.

PRO 

SQ3R

KWL

300

Name the 3 parts of an essay

Introduction

Body Paragraphs

Conclusion

300

What type of language must be used in a summary?

Neutral language

300

T-Charts best represent information in which type of pattern of organization?

Cause and Effect

300

What are the three parts of a word, in order?

Prefix, Root Word, Suffix

400

In which step of the PRO Reading Process do you apply the information you have read?

Organize

400

When is it permissible to use "I" in academic writing?

When responding to a text.

400

What should always be included at the beginning of a summary?

Title and author of the text

400

True or False: Each pattern of organization can ONLY be represented using a specific graphic organizer.

False

400
Sensory detail appeals to ____________.

The five senses

500
List the 4 steps of the writing process, in order.

Prewriting

Drafting

Revising

Editing

500

What should you avoid when writing an introduction?

Addressing your essay

500

What type of language should always be used in a summary?

Neutral language

500

Which types of words signal to the reader that a text consists of a certain pattern of organization?

Transition words/Signal words

500

Describe a fall day, appealing to the five senses

See

Taste

Touch

Hear

Smell

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