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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. 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






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






3. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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;






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






12. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes






24. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear






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






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






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






29. 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






30. 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






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






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






33. 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






34. The 'going public' stage of writing






35. Topic that you are discussing






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






37. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






40. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






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






45. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters






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






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






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






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






50. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts