The Writing Process
Brainstorming/Pre-writing
In a "how-to" essay, write in ______ person. (Hint: This means to refer to the reader as "you.")
a. first
b. second
c. third
b. second
What do we call words that sound the same but are spelled differently (example: your/you're; accept/ except)
a. synonym
b. homonym
c. opposites
homonym
transition
Name two types of errors you would check for in the PROOFREADING stage of writing.
In a piece of "how-to" writing, which of the following is NOT part of the conclusion?
a. the benefit of learnng the process
b. reviewing all the steps in the process
c. what you have proven about the process
b. reviewing all the steps (this belongs in the body paragraphs)
Tonight is the last class of the semester, the teacher will miss seeing the students.
The sentences have a comma splice! You shouldn't use only a comma to separate two complete sentences.
In a passive voice sentence, the writer begins with the _________ of an action rather than the subject. Example: The door was closed by Samina (passive)
Samina closed the door (active).
object or receiver
____________ is the stage of writing when you move beyond planning and organizing your ideas and actually start writing.
a. Brainstorming
b. Publishing
c. Drafting
c. Drafting
A living ___________ is a written tribute to honor someone while he/she is still alive, rather than after the person has died.
eulogy
Find all the proper nouns in this passage. Tell which words should be capitalized and which one should not.
We visited the empire state building in new york city. It had an amazing view of the entire City!
Empire State Building
New York City
Not: City (common noun)
Is this sentence an example of ACTIVE or PASSIVE voice?
Advanced Writing class was taught by Nancy.
passive (the class is the object; Nancy is the subject)--the sentence began with the object
True or False: All pieces of writing go through all the stages of the writing process.
False. Sometimes we start a piece of writing but may not ever finish, revise, or publish it.
In the RALC Teacher Spotlight articles, a personal ______ from the teacher is always included. This section is usually about why he/she enjoys ________.
quote, teaching at RALC
In a product review, you should share both ________ and ______ about the product. (Hint: These are opposites.)
pros/cons
Which of the following transition words/phrases works best in a living eulogy rather than a how-to essay?
a. Another wonderful quality of _____ is...
b. The next ingredient needed is .....
c. After gathering all the materials, ....
a. Another wonderful quality of ____ is...
(b and c are used for sequencing steps.)
Put these steps of the writing process in order:
publishing, prewriting, revising, drafting, editing
prewriting, drafting, editing, revising, publishing
Which of the following is a way to begin a living eulogy?
a. attention-getting fact
b. a memory
c. humor
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
Tell one way to correct the comma splice in this sentence: The students have worked hard all semester, the teacher is proud of them!
Put a period between the sentences.
Put a comma between the sentences, followed by the conjuction "and."
Put a semicolon between the two sentences (they are closely related to each other).
Ending a piece of writing with a sentence that reflects the wording or main idea of the opening sentence can be called an __________ effect.
echo