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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own






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






3. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions






12. Topic that you are discussing






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






14. 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






15. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






16. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






17. 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






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






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






20. The 'going public' stage of writing






21. 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






22. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas






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






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






25. 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






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. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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;






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






44. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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