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Key Terms
The Writing Process
The Rhetorical Situation
Grammar
Bonus
100
The use of a person's exact words in a piece of writing.
What is a quotation.
100
Writing informally for a specified length of time without pausing or worrying about spelling or grammar.
What is freewriting.
100
Whom a piece of writing is written to.
What is audience.
100
Two independent clauses fused by a comma.
What is a comma splice.
100
This is the author of the essay "Disability."
Who is Nancy Mairs.
200
The main idea of a paper, often written as a compelling, argumentative statement.
What is a thesis (or claim).
200
In writing, this is a way to "limber up your writing muscles ... and explore half-formed ideas" (TBR).
What is keeping a journal.
200
The "voice of the page."
What is speaker.
200
This element of grammar replaces a noun so that the noun does not have to be specifically mentioned each time it is referred to.
What is a pronoun.
200
The effective use of language to achieve a certain purpose is known as THIS.
What is rhetoric.
300
A brief--often no more than a paragraph--recap of a writing's main content.
What is summary.
300
Narration, description, analysis, comparison and contrast, and classification examples of this.
What are methods of development.
300
If a reader feels persuaded by the message of a piece of writing, the writer has accomplished THIS.
What is [his or her] purpose.
300
F.A.N.B.O.Y.S. is an acronym that represents the most common of THESE.
What are coordinating conjunctions.
300
Conventions of written language such as capitalization, spelling, punctuation, and abbreviations.
What are mechanics.
400
In a piece of writing: restructuring and rewording a direct quotation in order to clarify meaning or preserve the speaker's voice.
What is paraphrase.
400
The specific limits or dynamics of any writing task.
What is the writing (or rhetorical) situation.
400
In the rhetorical situation this is the "type" of writing, such as essay, short story, or poem.
What is genre.
400
The following sentence shows an example of this: "He read his paper in class titled, 'Why Bigfoot Is Real.'"
What is a misplaced modifier.
400
This noun comes from a French verb meaning to "try," "weigh," or "test."
What is essay.
500
In critical reading, it's an educated guess at meaning based on evidence and/or reasoning.
What is inference.
500
The part of the writing process that includes "feeling your way" into an assignment, often by scribbling notes, freewriting, or keeping a journal.
What is discovery.
500
Beyond the main elements of the rhetorical situation, a piece of writing is shaped by THIS.
What is context or culture.
500
This interrogative pronoun is only used as an object, not as a subject, and is often felt to be too formal for spoken English.
What is whom.
500
The year Olympic College was founded.
What is 1946.