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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. The 'going public' stage of writing






9. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






10. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






13. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






15. 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






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






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






18. 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






19. 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






20. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






35. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own






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






37. 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






38. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






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






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






50. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message