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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details






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






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






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






5. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions






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






7. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






9. 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






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






11. 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






12. The 'going public' stage 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. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it






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






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






17. 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






18. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






19. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks






20. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






21. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






31. 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;






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. Vague words are avoided






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






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






44. 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






45. 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






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






47. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






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






50. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition