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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas






2. Toulman's model of arguement






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






4. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






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






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






8. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






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






12. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






13. 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






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






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






16. Writing nonstop about anything






17. 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






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






19. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest






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






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






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






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






24. Used to show similarities and differences (key words: although - but - still - yet - compared with - as opposed to - different from - either/or - neither/nor - in common - similarly






25. 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






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






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






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






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






30. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






31. 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






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






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






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






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






38. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






39. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition






40. 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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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