ch 4 comp Writing Concepts Worksheet

What does “purpose” refer to in writing?

• The style of font used in a paper

• The reason why a writer is creating a piece of writing

• The number of paragraphs in a paper

• The final sentence in a conclusion

Who is considered the “audience” in writing?

• The characters in a story

• The people the writer is trying to reach or inform

• The teacher grading the paper

• The writer’s best friend

What is “freewriting”?

• Writing nonstop without worrying about grammar or structure to generate ideas

• Editing a rough draft

• Creating a formal outline

• Writing with perfect grammar from the beginning

What are the 5WH questions used for?

• Formatting citations

• Generating ideas by asking Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How

• Proofreading grammar

• Building vocabulary

What does “brainstorming” involve?

• Correcting grammar and punctuation

• Creating a bibliography

• Generating and listing ideas quickly without judgment

• Drawing a final diagram

What is “idea mapping”?

• Taking a test

• Copying another writer’s structure

• Visually organizing ideas by connecting them in a diagram

• Writing a final paper in order

“Chronological order” means organizing ideas by:

• The time or sequence in which events occurred

• The emotional impact of the events

• The length of each paragraph

• The importance of ideas

What does “spatial order” describe?

• Events over time

• Details arranged by physical location or direction

• Opinions ranked by popularity

• Facts in alphabetical order

“Order of importance” means:

• Using numbers to list facts

• Arranging ideas from most to least significant (or vice versa)

• Alphabetizing paragraphs

• Writing everything in italics

A “thesis statement” is:

• A summary at the end of a paper

• A sentence that clearly states the main idea or claim of the essay

• A list of topics

• A question to the reader