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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest






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






3. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






6. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication






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






8. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






10. 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






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






12. 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






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






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






15. 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






16. Topic that you are discussing






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






18. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility






19. Addition (also - in addition - too - moveover); example (for example - for instance - on the otherhand - nevertheless); contrast (but - yet - however - on the other hand); comparison (similarly - likewise - in the same way); concession (of course - t






20. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it






21. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






22. Examples of student's essays - created to organize and explain their selections for end-of-term writing; reveals how much students learn from such reflection; careful attention to students reflections invites instructors to change their approach so t






23. 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






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






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






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






27. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books






28. The 'going public' stage of writing






29. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






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






34. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






35. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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