ASU: ENG 301; Quiz 1

In the "The Rhetorical Situation" video playlist (part of the "Key Concepts Review"), which of the following is offered as a good working definition of "rhetorical situation"?

Any set of circumstances that involves at least one person using some sort of communication to modify the perspective of at least one other person.

According to the Purdue OWL, which of the following are the main Higher Order Concerns (HOCs) for writers in professional environments? (Please check all that apply)

Audience Development Focus and purpose Organization and document design

According to Writing that Works, a useful way to generate ideas for your writing is called _____.

Brainstorming

According to Writing that Works, as a general rule, the opening statement of your writing should _____. (please mark all that apply)

Catch the interest of your audience Provide any necessary context for the subject Identify your subject

According to Writing that Works, an outline that presents steps or events as they occur in time is called a _____.

Chronological outline

According to Writing that Works, an outline that evaluates the relative merits of two or more items is called a _____.

Comparison outline

According to the Purdue OWL, effective user-centered design should take into account readers' _____? (Please check all that apply)

Context Goals Expectations Characteristics

According to Writing that Works, an outline that breaks information about a complex subject into manageable parts, and then discusses each part separately, is called a _____.

Division outline

According to Writing that Works, when colleagues and superiors review your outline, they can help you _____. (please mark all that apply)

Find and fix major problems Find the best order for your information--

According to Writing that Works, when writing a draft, it's a good idea to start with you outline while keeping in mind that it is not _____.

Indispensable-- really that important--

According to Writing that Works, immediately after you write a rough draft, ideas are so fresh in your mind that you cannot read the words, sentences, and paragraphs _____.

Objectively

According to Writing that Works, _____ is your final opportunity to review your content for accuracy and for sentence-level corrections in grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and the like.

Proofreading

According to Writing that Works, which of the following techniques might be used to revise your writing? (please mark all that apply)

Proofreading for grammatical and mechanical errors Waiting until the next morning to evaluate your work Getting feedback from a coworker

According to Writing that Works, carefully considering your audience means _____. (please mark all that apply)

Providing all the information your reader needs Visualizing your reader taking action based on your writing Thinking of your subject from your reader's perspective

According to Writing that Works, the first step in preparing to write is to determine your _____.

Purpose

According to the Purdue OWL, which of the following is not one of the states of Audience Analysis?

Reading stage-- Developing stage--

According to Writing that Works, as part of the revision process, you should add new information to your writing if it will help _____.

Satisfy your audience's needs and accomplish the purpose of your writing

According to Writing that Works, an outline that divides your subject into steps, then presents the steps in the order in which they occur is called a _____.

Sequential outline

According to the Purdue OWL, which of the following are the main Lower Order Concerns (LOCs) for writers in professional environments? (Please check all that apply)

Spelling Word choice Punctuation Sentence structure

According to the Purdue OWL, workplace writing should consider which of the following elements of the rhetorical situation? (Please check all that apply)

Stakeholders--? Audience Context Purpose

According to the "The Rhetorical Situation" video playlist (part of the "Key Concepts Review"), _____ are a tool used by an author to navigate the rhetorical situation.

Texts--

According to Writing that Works, when considering your audience, you should try to answer all of the following questions except:

Will your writing create admiration in your audience?

According to Writing that Works, the easiest way to test the soundness of your organization is to _____.

Write an outline of your rough draft

According to Writing that Works, should you use the pronoun I in business writing/"Writing for the Professions"?

Yes, in certain situations

According to Writing that Works, writing is coherent when _____.

You use transitions effectively-- Your topic sentences are at the beginning of your paragraphs --