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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work






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






3. 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






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






5. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






8. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






9. 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






10. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument






11. 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






12. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks






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






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






15. 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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






27. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure






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






29. 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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






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






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






44. 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






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






46. Vague words are avoided






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






48. 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






49. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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







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