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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince






2. 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






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






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






5. Writing nonstop about anything






6. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)






7. 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






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






9. 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;






10. 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






11. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






23. Vague words are avoided






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






34. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity






35. 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






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






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






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






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






40. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






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






44. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






45. 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






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






47. Topic that you are discussing






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






49. 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






50. Add (insert needed words - sentences - paragraphs) - cut (get rid of whatever goes off topic) - replace (as needed - substitute words - sentences - paragraphs) - move material around (changing sequence of paragraphs)