Lesson 5: Writing as a Process Flashcards
Tackling any writing project as a process is important because it compartmentalizes writing and keeps writers from procrastinating.
True
Analyzing the rhetorical triangle is not part of the writing process.
False
Writing is an activity that goes forward, then backward, and then forward again; it is recursive.
True
What statement does not describe the writing process accurately?
It frees the writer from concerns, such as deadlines
The stage of the writing process in which technical writers _____.
Generate ideas is the first stage
For the technical writer, the goal of the writing process is to _____.
Compartmentalize writing
An advantage of the writing process is that it _____.
Allows writers to “build” an end product in incremental stages
Which step is not included int he first stage of the writing process?
Improve clarity on the sentence level
The second stage of the writing process, creating an outline, requires technical writers to _____.
Distinguish between major and minor ideas
What is the overall benefit of the second stage of the writing process, creating an outline?
It provides guidelines for detailed construction of the document
Writing a rough draft, the third stage of the writing process, is a writer’s _____.
First attempt to develop the ideas included in the outline
Revision, the fourth stage of the writing process, requires writers to review - or “re-see” - their writing _____.
With a willing, unbiased, and impartial eye
Which technique should be used to edit your writing?
Edit a printed copy rather than reviewing the document online
Leave as much time as you can between finishing the draft and beginning the edit so that you can see the document with fresh eyes
Read your writing out loud
