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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
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1. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay






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






3. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure






4. 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






5. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






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






9. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






10. 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






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






12. 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






13. 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






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






15. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. 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






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






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






26. Writing nonstop about anything






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






28. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






30. 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






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






32. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship






33. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






34. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. Topic that you are discussing






43. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






46. 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)






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






48. 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






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






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