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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own






2. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally






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






4. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument






5. 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






6. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other






7. 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






8. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






9. The 'going public' stage of writing






10. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






11. Topic that you are discussing






12. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing






13. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)






14. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books






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






16. Who? what? when? where? why? how?






17. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince






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






19. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility






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






21. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient






22. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility






23. 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






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






25. Addition (also - in addition - too - moveover); example (for example - for instance - on the otherhand - nevertheless); contrast (but - yet - however - on the other hand); comparison (similarly - likewise - in the same way); concession (of course - t






26. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?






27. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise






28. 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






29. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing






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






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






32. 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






33. Impressionistic; method based on theory that a whole piece of writing is greater than the sum of its parts; essays are read for a total impression they create - rather than individual aspects; grammar - spelling - and organization should not be consi






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






35. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion






36. Descriptive scoring schemes that are developed by teachers and other evaluators to guide analysis of the products or process of a a students efforts; scoring requires certain criteria to be met; example: (3) meets expectation (2) adequate (1) needs i






37. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.






38. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






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






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






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






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






44. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






45. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)






46. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation






47. 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






48. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way






49. 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






50. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph







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