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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you






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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






15. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






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






18. 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;






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






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






21. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






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






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






26. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






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






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






30. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






32. 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






33. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion






34. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise






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






36. Vague words are avoided






37. 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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






44. Writing nonstop about anything






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






46. 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






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






48. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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