Writing Fundamentels
Quiz by Dan Snipes
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- Q1You ask a classmate if they think your research paper topic is a good one...PublishingRevisingDraftingPrewriting120s
- Q2You look over your draft, checking to see if it makes sense, is interesting, and has a good flow...EditingPrewritingDraftingReviewing / Revising120s
- Q3Your paper says what you want it to say in the way you want to say it. There are no errors, and it is appropriate for the audience and purpose...DraftingPublishingEditingReviewing / Revising120s
- Q4You organize your ideas into an outline...EditingReviewing / RevisingDraftingPrewriting120s
- Q5You begin writing your essay...PrewritingDraftingReviewing / RevisingEditing120s
- Q6You read through your draft and you begin to see that you need more information to support your ideas...PrewritingEditingReviewing / RevisingPublication120s
- Q7You review your paper and realize you need to rework it, so you go back to the drafting stage. However, you realize you need to generate some more ideas, so you do some brainstorming...EditingPrewritingDraftingReviewing / Revising120s
- Q8You have a good paper, so you begin to check for spelling and grammar issues...DraftingPublicationEditingReviewing / Revising120s
- Q9After a peer reviews your work, you realize you need to clarify a few things, so you begin to rewrite parts of your paper...DraftingEditingReviewing / RevisingPublication120s
- Q10You finish your online scholarship application and click submit...EditingReviewing / RevisingPrewritingPublication120s
- Q11This trait from the 6 Traits is done well if there are no errors with spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar/usage, and paragraphing...OrganizationConventionsVoiceIdeas120s
- Q12This trait from the 6 Traits is done well if the readers sense that a real person is speaking to us and cares about the message...Sentence FluencyWord ChoiceConventionsVoice120s
- Q13This trait from the 6 Traits is done well if the message is clear, not garbled, and the details are interesting, important, and informative...Sentence FluencyVoiceIdeasConventions120s
- Q14This trait from the 6 Traits is done well if the piece begins meaningfully and creates in the reader a sense of anticipation that is ultimately and systematically fulfilled. Everything is in an order that makes sense...Sentence FluencyIdeasOrganizationWord Choice120s
- Q15This trait from the 6 Traits is done well if the writing has cadence, power, rhythm, and movement. It is free of awkward word patterns that slow the reader's progress. Sentences vary in length, beginnings, structure, and style, and are so well crafted that the reader moves through the piece with ease...Sentence FluencyVoiceOrganizationWord Choice120s