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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation






2. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms






3. 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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






9. 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






10. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






12. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






13. 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






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






15. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition






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






17. 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






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






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






20. Topic that you are discussing






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






22. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect






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






24. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






27. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






29. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity






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






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






32. 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






33. 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






34. 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






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






36. 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;






37. 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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






43. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work






44. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear






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






46. 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






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






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






49. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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