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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






13. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you






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






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






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






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






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






19. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading






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






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






22. 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






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






24. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals






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






26. 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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. Vague words are avoided






33. 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






34. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






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






38. Topic that you are discussing






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






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






41. 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;






42. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






43. 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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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