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Writing Process
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1. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry
journalistic questions
counterpoints
extended metaphor
scholarly writing
2. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
reference works
internet
generalizations
typical elements in informative essay
3. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material
introductory paragraph
shaping
appeal to authority
holistic scoring
4. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
workplace writing
process writing
stages of the writing process
argument
5. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
other sources
problem and solution
APA
creative writing
6. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
RENNS
direct quotation
chronological order
shaping
7. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
introductory paragraph
indirect quotations
mapping
portfolios
8. This stage of the writing process involve gathering and selecting ideas; teachers can help students in several ways: creating lists - researching - brainstorming -reading to discover more about the author's style - talking - collecting memorabilia or
cause and effect
ways to organize a passage
prewriting
argument
9. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
sarcasm
tone
appeal to emotion
ways to organize a passage
10. A pictorial way of constructing knowledge and organizing information; they help the student convert and compress a lot of seemingly disjointed information into a structured - simple-to-read - graphic display; the resulting visual display conveys comp
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
steps of revision
illustration
ways to organize a passage
11. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
prewriting
steps of revision
elements in an argument
types of discourse
12. The 'going public' stage of writing
sarcasm
formal outline guidelines
publishing
developmen
13. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
general reading public
classification
writing activities
ways to avoid generalizations
14. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
scholarly writing
purposes of writing
creative
student-created sources
15. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about
topic sentence
subject
subject writing
evidence
16. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
appeal to emotion
journalistic questions
spatial sequence
rhetorical strategies
17. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
specific language
appeal to authority
direct quotation
problem and solution
18. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
evidence
unity
quotations
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
19. Add (insert needed words - sentences - paragraphs) - cut (get rid of whatever goes off topic) - replace (as needed - substitute words - sentences - paragraphs) - move material around (changing sequence of paragraphs)
tone
revising
purpose
major activities of revision
20. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
revising
revising
typical elements in informative essay
location
21. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
editing
praise
portfolios
point of view
22. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
shaping
cause and effect
rhetorical features
basic requirements for a thesis statement
23. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)
source
problem and solution
introductory paragraph
appeal to emotion
24. Can be used in a group work to assist writers in raising their awareness about the quality of their contributions to the group; part of any writing assignment to summarize strengths and weaknesses they see in their writing
self-assessment
analogies
spatial sequence
RENNS
25. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
cause and effect
topic sentence
drafting
point of view
26. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
general reading public
tone
mapping
guidelines for evaluating evidence
27. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
revising
drafting
purposes of writing
counterpoints
28. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
journalistic questions
appeal to emotion
rhetorical features
proofreading
29. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
evidence
topic sentence
peer review
argument
30. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
scoring rubics
persuasive
student-created sources
typical elements in informative essay
31. Number - letters - indentations signaling groups and levels of importance; each level has more than one entry; all subdivisions are at the same level of generality; headings don't overlap; only first word (and proper nouns) of each entry capitalize;
formal outline guidelines
the claim - the support - the warrant
revising
rhetorical features
32. Examples of student's essays - created to organize and explain their selections for end-of-term writing; reveals how much students learn from such reflection; careful attention to students reflections invites instructors to change their approach so t
portfolios
process writing
shaping
types of discourse
33. Online: dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on; various search engines and portals to gather ideas and information
internet
steps of revision
RENNS
techniques for coherence
34. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
tone
shaping
mapping
general reading public
35. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
purpose
brainstorming
self-assessment
subject
36. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
types of source material
chronological order
tone
classification
37. Learning how to write by writing; is an approach which encourages students to communicate their own written messages while simultaneously developing their literacy skills in speaking and reading rather than delaying involvement in the writing process
reference works
rhetorical strategies
process writing
RENNS
38. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
focused free writing
expository
ways to organize a passage
typical elements in informative essay
39. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
counterpoints
reference works
drafting
prewriting
40. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
types of presentation strategies
persuasive
typical elements in informative essay
sarcasm
41. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure
paraphrase
subject writing
topic sentence
chronological order
42. Toulman's model of arguement
revising
the claim - the support - the warrant
rhetorical strategies
guidelines for evaluating evidence
43. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure
APA
workplace writing
summar
audience characteristics
44. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
tone
climax
peer review
comparison
45. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others
spatial sequence
holistic scoring
direct quotation
praise
46. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph
portfolios
general reading public
elements in an argument
other sources
47. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
shaping
writing activities
scholarly writing
prewriting
48. Age - gender - ethic backgrounds - political philosophies - religious beliefs - roles (student - parent - voter - wage earner - property owner - veteran) - interests hobbies - level of education - amount of general or specialized knowledge about the
persuasive / argumentative writing
audience characteristics
RENNS
comparison
49. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
the claim - the support - the warrant
rhetorical features
formal outline guidelines
cause and effect
50. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
revising
subject writing
drafting
chronological order
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