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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. 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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






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






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






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






12. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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)






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






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






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






23. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






24. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






27. 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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






44. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)






45. 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;






46. 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






47. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






48. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry






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






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