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Intro to Writing
The Writing Process
Topic Sentences & Support
Organizing Support
Subjects & Verbs
100
This is the difference between writing and talking.
What is in writing you must support your answers with specific reasons and details.
100
This is the number of pre-writing techniques.
What is 5?
100
Which of the following is the general idea in the group below? a. yoga b. running c. forms of exercise d. kickboxing
What is "c."?
100
In time order supporting details are presented in this way.
What is in the order in which they occured?
100
What is/are the subject(s) of the following sentence? Rachel poured extra-virgin olive oil into the skillet.
Who is Rachel?
200
A traditional college essay is called this.
What is a one-three-one essay?
200
Another name for clustering is this.
What is diagramming?
200
Which of the following is the general idea in the group below? a. ingredients to bake a cake b. flour c. baking powder d. sugar
What is "a."?
200
In listing order the writer saves this for last.
What is the most important item or point?
200
What is/are the subject(s) of the following sentence? A local restaurant donated food for the homeless.
What is restaurant?
300
This is the central idea or point of an essay found in the introductory paragraph.
What is a thesis?
300
This is a plan or blueprint to help you achieve a unified, supported, and well-organized paper.
What is a scratch outline?
300
This serves as the topic sentence of the following group: a. Holiday travel requires planning and patience. b. Airlines often offer discounts for booking early. c. Visit the airline's website or call to make sure your flight is on time. d. Arrive early to account for the long lines and security checks.
What is "a." ?
300
Which of the following transitions shows a time relationship in your writing. a. before b. such as c. while d. until
What is "a."?
300
What is/are the subject(s) of the following sentence? The striking workers and their bosses could not come to an agreement.
What are workers and bosses?
400
This is a skill and not a "natural gift."
What is writing.
400
Making a point and providing support for that point is a characteristic of this.
What is an effective paragraph?
400
Which of the following does not support the following topic sentence? Their English teacher was "old school" when it came to her expectations. a. She did not allow food or drinks, including bottled water and gum in class. b. We were not allowed to bring cell phone or electronic devices to class. c. She let us watch MTV, Vh1, and BET when we had finished our work. d. We were not allowed to put our feet in our chairs, but had to sit up straight with out feet planted under our desks.
What is "c"?
400
If you back up the main point in your paragraph with specific evidence, your writing will have this.
What is support?
400
What is/are the verb(s) in the following sentence? Lightening brightened the dark sky for a few seconds.
What is brightened?
500
This is the first of four key steps in writing a paper.
What is discovering a clearly stated point?
500
This is a characteristic of an effective topic sentence. (There may be more than one correct answer.)
What is it presents the writers attitude about the topic OR it presents the paragraphs main idea.
500
Which of the following detailed DOES NOT support the following topic sentence; Jason's first job was not all he hoped it would be. a. His boss was a dictator who yelled at him for every mistake. b. Despite working over 30 hours, his first paycheck was not enough to pay his car insurance. c. He met a lot of interesting people who later became friends. d. Although he was promised an opportunity to advance, after six months he was still just an assistant.
What is "c." ?
500
If you organize and connect the specific evidence in your paragraph, your writing will have this.
What is unity?
500
What is/are the subject(s) in the following sentence? We should have invited Terri to the party.
What is "should have invited"?