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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results






2. 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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






11. 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






12. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms






13. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






24. 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






25. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






28. 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;






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about






36. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






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






39. 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






40. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






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






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






47. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy






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






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






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