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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear






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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. Topic that you are discussing






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






18. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks






19. 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






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






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






22. Vague words are avoided






23. 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






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






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






26. 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






27. 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






28. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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