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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters






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






3. 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






4. 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






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






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






7. Toulman's model of arguement






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






9. 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






10. 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






11. Vague words are avoided






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






13. Flm - art - media - and so on






14. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes






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






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






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






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






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






20. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on






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






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






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






24. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






38. 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






39. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






42. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






44. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






45. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






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






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






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






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