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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)






2. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes






3. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






4. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas






5. 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






6. Used to show similarities and differences (key words: although - but - still - yet - compared with - as opposed to - different from - either/or - neither/nor - in common - similarly






7. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph






8. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)






9. This is the stage of writing that involves rewriting or 're-seeing;' emphasis is place on examining sentence structure - word choice - voice - and organization of the piece






10. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic






11. Be specific - use facts/data/statistics - use/attribute quotes; quantify don't qualify; use of 'it seems -' try not to overstate situation - base writing on authority - break down the topic






12. Performing speeches - plays - videos; making a speech - participating in debate; creating booklets - brochures - family scrapbooks - or personal web pages; publishing a school newspaper - magazine - or portfolio; submitting work for publication beyon






13. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements






14. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship






15. Flm - art - media - and so on






16. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source






17. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






18. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)






19. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence






20. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






21. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone






22. 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






23. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication






24. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you






25. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)






26. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters






27. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals






28. Writing nonstop about anything






29. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay






30. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process






31. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results






32. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






33. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy






34. Vague words are avoided






35. Writers can express their innermost thoughts - feelings - and responses through a variety of personal writing - including journal writing - diaries - logs - personal narratives - and personal essays






36. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic






37. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas






38. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas






39. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






40. 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)






41. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing






42. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively






43. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects






44. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






45. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material






46. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph






47. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about






48. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other






49. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry






50. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about







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