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Writing Process

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1. 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






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. Vague words are avoided






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






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






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






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






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






16. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?






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






18. 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






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






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






21. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph






22. 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






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






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






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






26. Writing nonstop about anything






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






28. 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






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






30. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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






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






34. Toulman's model of arguement






35. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Topic that you are discussing






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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







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