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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic






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






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






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






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






6. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence






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






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






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






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






11. 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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. Topic that you are discussing






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






35. 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






36. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. This is the stage of writing that involves rewriting or 're-seeing;' emphasis is place on examining sentence structure - word choice - voice - and organization of the piece






47. The 'going public' stage of writing






48. 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






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






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