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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






2. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






3. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






5. 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






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






7. 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






8. 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






9. Vague words are avoided






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






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. Be specific - use facts/data/statistics - use/attribute quotes; quantify don't qualify; use of 'it seems -' try not to overstate situation - base writing on authority - break down the topic






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






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






15. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






17. 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;






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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