Deck 12: Writing

Question 1

Which of the following are similarities in the reading and writing cognitive processes?

A) Semantic
B) Syntactic
C) Graphophonic
D) Pragmatic
E) All of the above

Answer 1

All of the above

Question 2

Which of the following are goals/skills of both reading and writing?

A) Focusing on chunks of words
B) Connecting unknown words to known words
C) Automatically knowing words
D) All of the above
E) a and c

Answer 2

All of the above

Question 3

The stages of the writing process, in order, are:

A) Drafting, brainstorming, revising, editing, publishing
B) Brainstorming, drafting, revising, editing, publishing
C) Brainstorming, drafting, editing, revising, publishing
D) Drafting, brainstorming, editing, publishing
E) None of the above

Answer 3

Brainstorming, drafting, editing, revising, publishing

Question 4

All of the following are characteristics of skilled writers EXCEPT:

A) Having an inner voice
B) Having an outer voice
C) Self-editing
D) Proofreading one's own work
E) Writing with the audience in mind

Question 5

All of the following are characteristics of unskilled writers EXCEPT:

A) Being concerned about content
B) Seldom deleting passages
C) Not being concerned about the audience
D) Beginning to write with no need to plan
E) Seldom deleting material that does not support the topic

Question 6

During the revising stage, the writer does all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Add details
B) Delete passages
C) Concern oneself with punctuation
D) Search for vivid words
E) Ask peers to read the passage and give feedback

Question 7

During the editing stage, the writer does all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Correct spelling
B) Correct grammar
C) Correct capitalization
D) Correct incomplete sentences
E) Delete passages

Question 8

Which of the following traits does the 6 + 1 writing assessment and instructional model include?

A) Content, organization, voice, genre, word choice conventions, publishing
B) Conventions, voice, genre, organization, theme, presentation, ideas
C) Ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, conventions, presentation
D) Ideas, genre, voice, conventions, word choice, presentation
E) Ideas, organization, sentence fluency, genre, theme, word choice, voice

Question 9

Which of the following are appropriate informal writing assessments?

A) Portfolios
B) Rubrics
C) Attitude surveys
D) All of the above
E) a and b

Question 10

_______________ writing is a event in which teachers and students "share the pen."

Question 11

During _______________, teachers work with a small group of students who have the same writing skills and need to develop other skills.

Question 12

The writing process depends on the following four cognitive systems: __________, __________, __________, and __________.

Question 13

The five steps of the writing process are __________, __________, __________, __________, and __________.

Question 14

Two means of informally assessing students' writing are through __________and __________.

Question 15

The traits that make up the 6 + 1 Trait framework are __________, __________, __________, __________, __________, __________, and __________.

Question 16

Name and explain the four cognitive systems used in the writing process. Explain how you as a teacher will help students use each of these systems.

Question 17

Compare and contrast the reading and writing processes. Describe at least four activities in which you could engage a group of third graders to connect reading with writing.

Question 18

Explain interactive writing. What do the teacher and students do during this activity? Describe three different types of interactive writing activities in which you could engage a small group of first semester first graders.

Question 19

Describe guided writing. Describe the different types of concepts and/or strategies that can be taught during guided writing.

Question 20

Compare and contrast the characteristics of skilled and unskilled writers.

Question 21

Name and describe the five steps of the writing process. Explain what you as a teacher will do during each step to facilitate students' writing skills.

Question 22

Explain how you will help struggling writers during a writing workshop.

Question 23

Explain how you will assess students during a writing workshop.

Question 24

Name and describe four different means of assessing students' writing growth.

Question 25

Describe five activities in which you can engage a struggling writer. As you describe each activity, explain the needs of the student who would benefit from the activity.