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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






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






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






6. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






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. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material






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






26. 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






27. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






28. Vague words are avoided






29. 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






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






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






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






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






34. 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;






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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






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






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






46. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph






47. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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






50. The 'going public' stage of writing