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Writing Process
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writing-skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect
ways to organize a passage
purposes of writing
stages of the writing process
types of source material
2. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
climax
counterpoints
free writing
praise
3. 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
unity
types of source material
generalizations
quotations
4. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
point of view
coherence
introductory paragraph
style
5. 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
classification
direct quotation
publishing
portfolios
6. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
problem and solution
generalizations
typical elements in informative essay
workplace writing
7. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.
focus
APA
peer review
argument
8. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
writing activities
rhetorical strategies
revising
expository
9. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
rhetorical features
student-created sources
MLA
subject writing
10. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
coherence
focused free writing
steps of revision
cause and effect
11. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
appeal to emotion
rhetorical strategies
chronological order
sarcasm
12. The 'going public' stage of writing
drafting
appeal to authority
publishing
plagerizing
13. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility
the claim - the support - the warrant
thesis statement end
general reading public
proofreading
14. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
workplace writing
holistic scoring
cause and effect
extended metaphor
15. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
tone
APA
drafting
internet
16. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
internet
personal writing
proofreading
location
17. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)
indirect quotations
direct quotation
developmen
chronological order
18. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it
tone
journalistic questions
source
revising
19. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
appeal to authority
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
chronological order
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
20. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks
self-assessment
editing
purpose
direct quotation
21. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas
portfolios
types of source material
style
brainstorming
22. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
other sources
coherence
tone
argument
23. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material
coherence
process writing
analogies
shaping
24. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise
personal writing
rhetorical features
comparison
general reading public
25. Writing nonstop about anything
evidence
free writing
focused free writing
location
26. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
proofreading
persuasive
process writing
classification
27. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
revising
sarcasm
classification
tone
28. 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
purposes of writing
techniques for coherence
other sources
audience characteristics
29. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions
the claim - the support - the warrant
basic requirements for a thesis statement
comparison
appeal to authority
30. 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;
formal outline guidelines
comparison
types of presentation strategies
generalizations
31. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
steps of revision
rhetorical features
MLA
persuasive
32. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
source
peer review
indirect quotations
audience characteristics
33. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
scoring rubics
revising
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
drafting
34. 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
proofreading
basic requirements for a thesis statement
expository
scoring rubics
35. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas
steps of revision
coherence
elements in an argument
prewriting
36. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)
spatial sequence
drafting
extended metaphor
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
37. 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
types of presentation strategies
argument
thesis statement end
ways to avoid generalizations
38. 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)
developmen
major activities of revision
audience
free writing
39. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
introductory paragraph
cause and effect
prewriting
point of view
40. 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
purpose
ways to avoid generalizations
point of view
process writing
41. Who? what? when? where? why? how?
point of view
journalistic questions
evidence
workplace writing
42. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
quotations
publishing
sarcasm
guidelines for evaluating evidence
43. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
drafting
purposes of writing
stages of the writing process
unity
44. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
analogies
creative
shaping
compare and contrast
45. 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
internet
other sources
drafting
evaluating
46. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic
brainstorming
climax
shaping
argument
47. Toulman's model of arguement
the claim - the support - the warrant
expository
comparison
extended metaphor
48. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about
audience characteristics
topic sentence
persuasive / argumentative writing
general reading public
49. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
topic sentence
sarcasm
typical elements in informative essay
portfolios
50. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
revising
persuasive
classification
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
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