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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect






2. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






25. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






28. 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






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






30. 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;






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. 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






38. 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)






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






50. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading







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