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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks






2. Vague words are avoided






3. 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






4. 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






5. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






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






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






44. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship






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






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






47. 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;






48. Flm - art - media - and so on






49. 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






50. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others