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The Writing Process
What makes a good sentence?
Brainstorming
Thesis Statements
100
Thesis Statement
What is the statement that supports the writer's viewpoint
100
A paragraph
What is the main structural component of an essay as well as other forms of writing?
100
paragraph
The _________ is the main structural component of a essay as well as other forms of writing.
100
wordiness
What helps all readers because it makes the ideas clear, direct, and straightforward
100
controlling idea
What is a vague statement made about the topic early in the writing process for the purpose of planning and guiding the writing
200
A topic sentence
What summarizes a single paragraph?
200
Freewriting
What is an exercise where an individual writes about a topic endlessly?
200
Transitional
Blank_____ words and phrases effectively make writing more coherent.
200
facts
What can support your stance by providing background information or a solid foundation for your point of view?
300
Thesis Statement
What summarizes an entire essay?
300
Brainstorming
What is also known as clustering because ideas are broken down and clustered together?
300
Testimony
What refers to quotations from people directly involved in a matter?
300
Ambiguity
What is NOT the quality of a strong thesis statement?
400
The Thesis Statement
What is based upon the controlling idea?
400
Idea mapping
What allows you to visualize your ideas on paper using circles, lines and arrows?
400
Revision
What is NOT a strgtegy in prewriting? Experience and observation freewriting answering questions revision
400
A thesis Statement
What expresses the big idea, or controlling idea, which as to be presented in an essay?
400
Personal observations
What are the conclusions drawn from the given facts
500
Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?
What are the 5WH questions?
500
The College offers three main courses
Rewrite: "There are three main courses that the college offers."
500
Tell a story or relate an experiences
What is the purpose of organizing writing in a chronological order?
500
Prewriting
What helps to generate ideas and develop them?
500
Revision
What is the stage of the writing process during which you transfer your abstract thoughts into more concrete ideas?