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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects






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






3. 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






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






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






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






7. Vague words are avoided






8. Flm - art - media - and so on






9. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






10. 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






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






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






13. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing






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






15. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






18. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






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






30. 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;






31. 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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation






41. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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