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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. 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






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






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






4. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






18. Toulman's model of arguement






19. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details






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






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






22. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






36. Topic that you are discussing






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






43. 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;






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






45. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






46. 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






47. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph






48. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






50. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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