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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas






2. 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






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






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






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






6. Vague words are avoided






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






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






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






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






12. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic






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






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






15. Add (insert needed words - sentences - paragraphs) - cut (get rid of whatever goes off topic) - replace (as needed - substitute words - sentences - paragraphs) - move material around (changing sequence of paragraphs)






16. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






17. 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






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






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






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






21. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






24. 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






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






26. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






27. 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






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






29. Topic that you are discussing






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






31. 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






32. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






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






36. 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






37. 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






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






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






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






41. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






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






44. Toulman's model of arguement






45. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






46. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






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






49. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph






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






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