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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. 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






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






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






4. 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






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






6. Impressionistic; method based on theory that a whole piece of writing is greater than the sum of its parts; essays are read for a total impression they create - rather than individual aspects; grammar - spelling - and organization should not be consi






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






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






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






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






11. Toulman's model of arguement






12. 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;






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






14. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






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






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






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. 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






21. 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






22. 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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. Performing speeches - plays - videos; making a speech - participating in debate; creating booklets - brochures - family scrapbooks - or personal web pages; publishing a school newspaper - magazine - or portfolio; submitting work for publication beyon






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






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






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






31. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. This is the stage of writing that involves rewriting or 're-seeing;' emphasis is place on examining sentence structure - word choice - voice - and organization of the piece






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Topic that you are discussing






48. Writing nonstop about anything






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






50. Flm - art - media - and so on