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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas






2. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






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






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






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






8. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






11. Topic that you are discussing






12. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






14. 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






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






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






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






18. 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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






29. 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






30. 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






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






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






33. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others







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