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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay






2. 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






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






4. 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






5. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






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






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






9. Topic that you are discussing






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






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






12. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






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






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






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






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






18. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Toulman's model of arguement






26. 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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






34. Vague words are avoided






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






46. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms






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






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






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






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