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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements






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






3. Topic that you are discussing






4. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






7. 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






8. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






17. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






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






20. 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






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






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






23. Learning how to write by writing; is an approach which encourages students to communicate their own written messages while simultaneously developing their literacy skills in speaking and reading rather than delaying involvement in the writing process






24. A pictorial way of constructing knowledge and organizing information; they help the student convert and compress a lot of seemingly disjointed information into a structured - simple-to-read - graphic display; the resulting visual display conveys comp






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Vague words are avoided






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






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






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






36. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






38. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay






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






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






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






42. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






43. 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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts