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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






2. The 'going public' stage of writing






3. Flm - art - media - and so on






4. 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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions






16. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






18. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details






19. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest






20. Toulman's model of arguement






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






22. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own






23. 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






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






25. 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






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






27. 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






28. Can overstate or understate a fact; can cause skepticism; undermine the writer's authority; (key words: all - everyone - always - many - never - nobody); creates inaccuracies; can produce false statements






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






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






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






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






33. Vague words are avoided






34. Topic that you are discussing






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






36. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it






37. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






38. 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






39. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it






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






41. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions






42. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






43. 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






44. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks






45. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






46. 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






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






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






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






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