WorksheetsB&R Chapter 9, pgs. 174-186, "Writing as a Process"
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 29mins
According to Behrens & Rosen (2018), the stages of writing generally involve...
gathering data, invention, drafting, revision, and editing
understanding the task, invention, drafting, revision, and editing
understanding the task, gathering data, invention, drafting, revision, and editing
understanding the task, gathering data, drafting, and revision
Writing is ________; in other words, the process tends to loop back on itself.
cursive
recursive
cursory
compulsory
Understanding the task involves...
reading or creating the assignment to understand its purpose, scope, and audience
locating and reviewing information--both primary and secondary--and formulating an approach
using various techniques (e.g., freewriting, clustering, etc.) to generate promising ideas and a particular approach to the assignment.
sketching the paper you intend to compose and then write all sections necessary to complete the working thesis.
rewriting in order to make the draft more coherent and unified.
Revision involves...
reading or creating the assignment to understand its purpose, scope, and audience
locating and reviewing information--both primary and secondary--and formulating an approach
using various techniques (e.g., freewriting, clustering, etc.) to generate promising ideas and a particular approach to the assignment.
sketching the paper you intend to compose and then write all sections necessary to complete the working thesis.
rewriting in order to make the draft more coherent and unified.
Drafting involves...
reading or creating the assignment to understand its purpose, scope, and audience
locating and reviewing information--both primary and secondary--and formulating an approach
using various techniques (e.g., freewriting, clustering, etc.) to generate promising ideas and a particular approach to the assignment.
sketching the paper you intend to compose and then write all sections necessary to complete the working thesis.
rewriting in order to make the draft more coherent and unified.
Gathering data involves...
reading or creating the assignment to understand its purpose, scope, and audience
locating and reviewing information--both primary and secondary--and formulating an approach
using various techniques (e.g., freewriting, clustering, etc.) to generate promising ideas and a particular approach to the assignment.
sketching the paper you intend to compose and then write all sections necessary to complete the working thesis.
rewriting in order to make the draft more coherent and unified.
Invention involves...
reading or creating the assignment to understand its purpose, scope, and audience
locating and reviewing information--both primary and secondary--and formulating an approach
using various techniques (e.g., freewriting, clustering, etc.) to generate promising ideas and a particular approach to the assignment.
sketching the paper you intend to compose and then write all sections necessary to complete the working thesis.
rewriting in order to make the draft more coherent and unified.
Editing involves...
revising at the sentence level for style and brevity.
rewriting in order to make the draft more coherent and unified.
The goal of invention is to aim for a working ________, a tentative, well-reasoned, and well-informed statement of the direction you intend to pursue.
design
draft
proposal
thesis
You should revise at the _______ level, reshaping your thesis and adding to, rearranging, or deleting paragraphs in order to support the thesis.
global
local
focal
aural
You should also revise at the _______ level of paragraphs, ensuring that each is well reasoned and supports the thesis.
global
focal
local
aural
Revising for correctness (i.e., grammar, punctuation, usage, and spelling) is also referred to as...
tracking changes
revising
editing
proofreading
One useful technique for understanding the tasks required for a paper assignment is to...
look up words you don't understand.
locate the assignment's key verbs, which will stipulate exactly what is expected of you.
distinguish what you know from what you don't know.
review the course materials.
Behrens & Rosen (2018) contend that topic and subject are used interchangeably. However, they use the word subject to mean...
the central focus of a paper.
a statement that presents your position on the topic.
a broad area of interest that, once narrowed, becomes the focus of a paper.
__________ is a term used most often to refer to quantitative information such as the frequencies or percentages of natural phenomena in the sciences (e.g., the rate at which glaciers melt) or of social phenomena in the social sciences (e.g., the average age of Americans when they first marry).
Analysis
Data
Evaluation
Summation
Not all data is _______, however.
formative
quantitative
summative
Interviews and other types of research performed in the social sciences and humanities (which accounts for issues such as "What kind?" and "Why?") is considered _______ data.
quantitative
summative
qualitative
formative
(Select all that apply.) Other terms for invention include...
machinery
pre-drafting
designing
brainstorming
Papers head down the wrong track when writers choose topics that are too ___(1)____ or too ___(2)_____.
1) clustering; 2) branching
1) subjective; 2) predicative
1) formative; 2) summative
1) broad; 2) narrow
When a paper is too broad, it results in...
writers "padding" their work to meet a length requirement.
missing data.
the superficial treatment of subtopics.
nuanced claims.
When a paper is too narrow, it results in...
writers "padding" their work to meet a length requirement.
missing data.
the superficial treatment of subtopics.
nuanced claims.
A subject can be limited in at least two ways. First, you can seek out a general ______ (perhaps an encyclopedia entry, though it would not typically be accepted as a source in a college-level paper).
book
expert
article
opinion
Another way to limit a subject is to...
summarize the main viewpoints
evaluate the data linked to the subject
analyze the data linked to the subject
asking questions about it
Behrens & Rosen (2018) describe _________ as an activity in which you focus on a subject and let what you think and know about the subject flow out of you in a focused stream of ideas.
directed freewriting, which Thelin (2007) calls focused freewriting
innovative freewriting, which Thelin (2007) calls focused freewriting
projected freewriting, which Thelin (2007) calls focused freewriting
wandering freewriting, which Thelin (2007) calls focused freewriting
Behrens & Rosen (2018) consider _______ to be a form of freewriting in which you briefly jot down groups of words and phrases that are related.
clustering
outlining
listing
branching
___(1)____ and __(2)__ are two methods of invention and more graphic, nonlinear versions of listing and outlining.
1) subject; 2) predicate
1) clustering; 2) branching
1) general; 2) specific
1) listing; 2) outlining
_________ involves writing an idea in the middle of a page and circling it; you then draw lines leading from that circle, or "bubble," to new bubbles containing subtopics of the central idea.
Branching
Clustering
Outlining
Listing
________ follows the same principle as clustering, but instead of placing ideas in bubbles, write them on lines that split off to other lines that, in turn, contain the related subtopics of your larger topic. Thelin (2007) calls this a "tree map."
Winging
Outlining
Listing
Branching
The authors describe ______ as a more structured process of arranging ideas in a hierarchy to indicate the main points and their support(s).
outlining
listing
clustering
branching
(Select all that apply.) Whether you jump in without a plan, plan rigorously, or commit yourself to the briefest preliminary sketch, ask yourself:
What's the main point of my paper?
What subpoints do I need to address in order to develop and support my main point?
In what order should my points be arranged? (Do certain subpoints lead naturally to others?)
How should I vitalize my sentences in my draft?
Behrens & Rosen also note that in some cases, you can write a preliminary or ______ draft, which can work as an invention strategy than as an actual draft.
resolution
discovery
proposal
mining
Like any other sentence, a thesis includes a [grammatical] subject and a predicate that makes...
a ratification about the topic.
an inquiry about the topic.
an assertion about the topic.
an expression about the topic.
In the sentence "Lee and Grant were different kinds of generals," "Lee and Grant" is the __(1)_____ and "were different kinds of generals" is the __(2)____.
1) subject; 2) predicate
1) predicate; 2) subject
The subject of a thesis, and the assertion about it, must present the right balance between the __(1)___ and the __(2)__ to allow for a thorough discussion within the allotted length of the paper.
1) clustering; 2) branching
1) abstract; 2) concrete
1) general; 2) specific
An assertion about the topic can also be called a ________.
fallacy
claim
summation
formation
One good way to gauge the reasonableness of your claim is to...
see what other authors have asserted about the same topic.
test it out with a broader audience.
examine the logic of the claim and support.
examine the fallaciousness of the claim and support.
The ________ thesis is often developed in response to short-answer exam questions that call for information, not analysis (e.g., “How does James Barber categorize the main types of presidential personality?”).
mildly argumentative
strongly argumentative
evaluative
explanatory
The ______ argumentative thesis is appropriate for organizing reports (even lengthy ones), as well as for essay questions that call for some analysis (e.g., “Discuss the qualities of a good speech”).
strongly
mildly
The _____ argumentative thesis is used to organize papers and exam questions that call for information, analysis, and the writer’s forcefully stated point of view (e.g., “Evaluate the proposed reforms of health maintenance organizations”).
strongly
mildly
Match this thesis to its appropriate type: Fuel-cell technology has emerged as a promising approach to developing energy-efficient vehicles.
mildly argumentative
explanatory
strongly argumentative
Match this thesis to its appropriate type: To reduce our dependence on nonrenewable fossil fuel energy sources, the federal government should encourage the development of fuel-cell vehicles.
mildly argumentative
explanatory
strongly argumentative
Match this thesis to its appropriate type: The federal government should subsidize the development of fuel-cell vehicles as well as the hydrogen infrastructure needed to support them.
mildly argumentative
explanatory
strongly argumentative
