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Writing Process

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






2. 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






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






4. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






6. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details






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






8. 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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Flm - art - media - and so on






19. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






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






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






23. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material






24. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. 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






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






35. 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






36. 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






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






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






39. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






41. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. 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






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






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






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