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Writing Process
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1. 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
personal writing
location
APA
journalistic questions
2. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
editing
appeal to authority
summar
praise
3. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity
appeal to authority
the claim - the support - the warrant
MLA
creative
4. 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;
formal outline guidelines
student-created sources
audience characteristics
types of presentation strategies
5. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
extended metaphor
quotations
types of presentation strategies
6. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
chronological order
developmen
types of source material
journalistic questions
7. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
cause and effect
tone
proofreading
steps of revision
8. 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)
counterpoints
creative writing
major activities of revision
illustration
9. 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
topic sentence
sarcasm
process writing
problem and solution
10. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
purpose
cause and effect
generalizations
coherence
11. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
appeal to authority
brainstorming
thesis statement end
climax
12. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
location
rhetorical strategies
cause and effect
assertion
13. 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
drafting
typical elements in informative essay
self-assessment
indirect quotations
14. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic
brainstorming
developmen
counterpoints
internet
15. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
appeal to authority
steps of revision
introductory paragraph
sarcasm
16. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)
audience characteristics
formal outline guidelines
basic requirements for a thesis statement
spatial sequence
17. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material
evidence
scoring rubics
shaping
appeal to authority
18. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
creative
point of view
location
persuasive
19. 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
scoring rubics
illustration
comparison
chronological order
20. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
drafting
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
personal writing
techniques for coherence
21. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
self-assessment
general reading public
location
point of view
22. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
process writing
evidence
chronological order
writing activities
23. Toulman's model of arguement
cause and effect
types of source material
the claim - the support - the warrant
source
24. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
drafting
creative
expository
types of presentation strategies
25. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms
scholarly writing
creative
purposes of writing
counterpoints
26. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
thesis statement end
creative
sarcasm
chronological order
27. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy
workplace writing
developmen
creative writing
cause and effect
28. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
tone
plagerizing
ways to avoid generalizations
developmen
29. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
appeal to authority
steps of revision
general reading public
brainstorming
30. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
rhetorical strategies
publishing
argument
types of discourse
31. Your assertion that conveys your point of view
holistic scoring
focus
student-created sources
thesis statement end
32. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
shaping
ways to avoid generalizations
persuasive
rhetorical strategies
33. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
basic requirements for a thesis statement
guidelines for evaluating evidence
thesis statement end
topic sentence
34. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
cause and effect
coherence
specific language
MLA
35. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
drafting
appeal to emotion
location
writing activities
36. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
editing
assertion
persuasive
audience
37. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
expository
peer review
typical elements in informative essay
sarcasm
38. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
workplace writing
basic requirements for a thesis statement
major activities of revision
compare and contrast
39. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
argument
process writing
appeal to emotion
illustration
40. The 'going public' stage of writing
analogies
publishing
shaping
quotations
41. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
sarcasm
mapping
writing activities
revising
42. 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
focused free writing
tone
scholarly writing
ways to avoid generalizations
43. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
major activities of revision
guidelines for evaluating evidence
typical elements in informative essay
types of presentation strategies
44. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
coherence
plagerizing
RENNS
specific language
45. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
scoring rubics
steps of revision
indirect quotations
shaping
46. 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
prewriting
introductory paragraph
indirect quotations
rhetorical strategies
47. 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
types of discourse
elements in an argument
praise
internet
48. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
topic sentence
peer review
paraphrase
general reading public
49. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
comparison
workplace writing
purposes of writing
plagerizing
50. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
MLA
analogies
comparison
generalizations
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