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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






9. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on






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






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






12. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






21. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






24. Toulman's model of arguement






25. 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






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






27. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Vague words are avoided






36. 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;






37. 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






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






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






40. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






41. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient






42. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince