Writing

Question 1

Descriptive Writing

Answer 1

Centers on a person, place, object using concrete and sensory words to create a mood or impression.

Question 2

Basic Expository Writing

Answer 2

Explains or defines a topic thru facts, examples, statistics, etc…

Question 3

Persuasive Writing

Answer 3

Selected vocabulary and arranged facts and opinions in such a way as to direct the actions of the listener/reader.

Question 4

Narrative Writing

Answer 4

• Developed using an incident, anecdote, or related series of events.
• Chronology, 5 W’s, topic sentences, and conclusion are essential ingredients

Question 5

Formative Assessment

Answer 5

Responding to non-graded writing.

• Use pencil.
• Explain criteria for writing and assessment in advance.
• Is the student’s response appropriate for assignment? Did he/she meet obj?
• Responses should be non-critical.
• Do not write on or over student’s writing.
• Suggest student to take risks.

Question 6

Summative Assessment

Answer 6

Responding and evaluating graded writing

• Ask students to submit prewriting, rough drafts, and all revisions.
• Use holistic scale to examine work as whole.
• Responses to writing should be written in margin and be supportive.
• Address writing process and product.
• Write final comments at end of paper.

Question 7

Anthesis

Answer 7

Balanced writing about conflicting ideas, usually expressed in sentence form.

Question 8

Holistic Scoring

Answer 8

considers the overall impression created by the student’s writing sample and assigns a score consistent with that overall impression
scoring is based on an overall impression of student performance

Question 9

Scoring Rubrics

Answer 9

• Scoring rubrics are descriptive scoring schemes that are developed by teachers or other evaluators to guide the analysis of the products or processes of students’ efforts.
• Scoring rubrics are typically employed when a judgment of quality is required and may be used to evaluate a broad range of subjects and activities.

Question 10

Peer Review

Answer 10

During the writing process students commenting on other students writing

Peer Reviews suggest different perspectives and provides valuable feedback on what is compelling and what is problematic in a paper.

Benefits:

• Students must begin the writing process early, and get feedback before they turn in their paper to the instructor.
• Students recognize the strengths and weaknesses of their own writing after reading and responding to another paper.
• Students develop a greater sense of and sensitivity to audience.
• Students learn new information from their peers‘ papers.

Question 11

Primary Sources

Answer 11

-the original article or book created by an individual or sometimes a group of people.
- primary sources come firsthand from the source or person.
For example: Homer’s The Odyssey would be a primary source.

Question 12

Secondary Sources

Answer 12

sources that are written about primary sources.
Secondary sources analyze, interpret, and discuss information about the primary source.
A secondary source writes or talks about something that is a primary source