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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry






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






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






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






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






6. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






7. Vague words are avoided






8. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






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






12. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






13. 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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






21. Toulman's model of arguement






22. 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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






30. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






32. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






42. 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;






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






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






45. A pictorial way of constructing knowledge and organizing information; they help the student convert and compress a lot of seemingly disjointed information into a structured - simple-to-read - graphic display; the resulting visual display conveys comp






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






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






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






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






50. 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