Chapter 10: Adaptive Assignment: Writing Process

Select all that apply Choose the statements below that correctly describe a conclusion in an analytical essay. Select all that apply.

-A conclusion validates the thesis statement. -A conclusion appears at the end of the essay. -A conclusion summarizes the main points of the essay.

Select all that apply Choose which of the following statements about questioning is correct. Select all that apply.

-A second round of specific questioning will often result in the writer discovering useful sub-topics and supporting points. -Asking the six journalistic questions about a topic often reveals one answer that is stronger than the others, which can then become the foundation of your main topic.

Select all that apply Choose which of the following are steps in the brainstorming technique. Select all that apply.

-Consider repeating the brainstorming or listing process to further explore a specific idea or to narrow your focus. -Set a time limit (usually 5 to 30 minutes). -When the time is up, review what you have written and identify the ideas that are meaningful or unique. -Jot down all the words, phrases, images, ideas, and questions you can quickly think of about your topic.

not a recommended guideline for an effective informative thesis

-Express a claim of opinion or judgment. -Use language that indicates your purpose is to analyze, argue, or express.

Select all that apply Choose which of the following statements about generating ideas is correct. Select all that apply.

-It is better to spend a few minutes testing an idea in the generating ideas stage than to realize later that the idea is not right for your project. -You can usually benefit from using a combination of strategies for generating ideas. -When generating ideas, the goal is to record as many ideas as possible without worrying about the rules of writing. -Techniques for generating ideas are not intended to help you organize your thoughts into a logical or cohesive structure.

Choose which of the following are steps in the brainstorming technique. Select all that apply.

-Jot down all the words, phrases, images, ideas, and questions you can quickly think of about your topic. -Consider repeating the brainstorming or listing process to further explore a specific idea or to narrow your focus. -When the time is up, review what you have written and identify the ideas that are meaningful or unique. -Set a time limit (usually 5 to 30 minutes).

Select all that apply Choose which of the following statements are true about the discovery process of writing. Select all that apply.

-Most often, the writing process will lead you from a general subject to a narrower topic to a focused, debatable thesis. -Asking specific questions about your subject is an effective technique for discovering your main idea, focus, or thesis. -Brainstorming, focused freewriting, and clustering are techniques you can use to discover, shape, and narrow the focus of your topic. -A specific detail, memory, or image can prompt the discovery of a relevant topic and/or a thesis statement.

Select all that apply Choose the statement below that correctly describes context or genre. Select all that apply.

-The genre, or type of writing, is the form a project takes. -Examples of context include academic, personal, business, and public. -Context is the time, place, and circumstances in which writing takes place.

recommended guideline for an effective informative thesis

-Use language that indicates your purpose is to inform, teach, or explain. -Take a neutral, objective stance.

Select all that apply Choose the elements that should be included in each discussion paragraph of an analytical essay. Select all that apply.

-an explanation of how the point connects to the thesis of the essay -a transition to (or from) another point -evidence to support the claim -a topic sentence

Select all that apply Choose which of the following techniques can help you begin to discover a focus for your topic. Select all that apply.

-brainstorming -asking increasingly specific questions about your topic -focused freewriting

Select all that apply Choose the factors you should consider when identifying your intended audience for a writing assignment. Select all that apply.

-how much the audience likely already knows about your topic -the degree of formality of your relationship with the audience -the audience's degree of skepticism with you and your topic -the audience's demographic factors (age, gender, cultural background, socioeconomic status, etc.)

Select all that apply Choose which approaches listed below are commonly used to write analytical thesis statements. Select all that apply.

-summary and reaction -explication

Identify what the writer in the following scenario should have done differently in her listing session. Meg set aside 20 minutes to list potential ideas for her speech on responsible ecotourism. She worked steadily, pausing periodically to read over her notes and correct minor spelling and punctuation errors.

Avoid stopping to review her notes

Identify the answer that best describes the context and genre suitable to the following purpose. Peyton is writing a paper analyzing a book she read on the topic of feminism. The audience is her women's studies professor.

Context: Academic. Genre: Literary Analysis.

Identify the answer that best describes the context and genre suitable to the following purpose. Darren is preparing for a debate about universal healthcare in his public speaking class.

Context: Academic. Genre: Speech.

Identify what the writer in the following scenario should have done differently in her freewriting session. Xin set a timer for 30 minutes to think about a compelling argument for her speech topic. She began writing out her thoughts in sentences but became frustrated when her ideas did not seem to connect. She decided to stop and revise the paragraph until it made sense.

Write without stopping, even if the ideas do not seem to connect

Identify the purpose of a writing assignment that asks a student to compare their university's recycling initiatives with those at other universities.

analytical

Identify which of the following activities is an example of questioning.

asking who? what? when? where? why? and how? about a broad topic

Identify the technique for generating ideas that is best suited to the following scenario. Ainsley wants to explain the relationship between food dyes and allergies and hyperactivity in children for her writing project.

clustering

Identify the phrase that best completes the following passage. While writing a first draft from her outline, Kendra discovers an important new example that supports her thesis. This is an example of how writing as a process of discovery is leading Kendra to _____.

collect new information

Identify the phrase that best completes the following passage. After revising a draft, Rafael finds that his conclusion contains a better statement of the thesis than the introduction. This is an example of how writing as a process of discovery leads Rafael to _____.

develop better ways to organize his thoughts

Identify the phrase that best completes the following statement. When you discover that you have to make fundamental changes (such as rewriting your thesis or finding new outside sources) to your writing project at the revision stage of the writing process, those changes will usually indicate your _____.

developing skill as a writer

Identify the technique for generating ideas described in the following scenario. Naveen set a timer and is writing everything that comes to mind about his topic. He is using full sentences and not worrying about connecting his thoughts or using correct spelling, grammar, punctuation. He is engaged in the ______ technique for generating ideas.

freewriting

Identify the technique for generating ideas illustrated by the following passage. . . . so-called "study drugs" like Adderall and Ritalin that students use to enhance academic performance, are wrong even if they improve a student's grades. Some are hrmfl, it's a matter of academic integrity. Can increase performance on tests temp, but is that real measurment of an education? Education means more than grades, meaning of edcation is personal, social, economic, moral, self-improvment, but more than just grades and good starting salary after grad although those are nice necessary. Cmpetition is good brings out the best, people strive, best are rewarded, but there is a cost a downside when people lose sight of larger goals meaning . . .

freewriting

Identify which of the following indicates an informative writing assignment.

illustrate the differences between public and private colleges

Identify which type of writing indicates an analytical assignment or project.

interpretation of a novel's theme for an English class

Identify the part of an informative essay within which the following sentence would be found. Among the many theories of student development, the two best-known are Chickering's theory of identity development and Perry's theory of cognitive development.

introduction

Identify which component of an analytical essay is represented by the following sentence. Although John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath was criticized by some for its socialist overtones, it was a realistic portrayal of migrant life during the Great Depression.

introduction

Identify the answer choice that correctly completes the following sentence. Some analytical thesis statements are ___ .

longer than one sentence

Identify the intended audience for an informative piece based on the following writing prompt: Summarize the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)'s 2018 guidelines for car seat safety for young children.

parents and caregivers of young children

Identify the technique for generating ideas described in the following scenario. Kairi is exploring her topic by asking and answering the questions who? what? when? where? why? and how? She is engaged in the ______ technique for generating ideas.

questioning

Identify the technique for generating ideas described in the scenario below. Seth has chosen a broad subject of voter fraud and is now narrowing his focus by asking who? what? when? where? why? and how? about the topic.

questioning

Identify which of the following activities is an example of listing.

setting a timer and recording a list of all ideas that come to mind about a topic

Identify which of the following activities is an example of brainstorming.

setting a timer and writing down an assortment of words, phrases, and ideas that come to mind about a topic

Identify the answer choice that correctly completes the description that follows the thesis below. All citizens should contact their senators and local representatives to express their concern about the appointment. The claim made by this argumentative thesis statement is primarily one of ___ .

value