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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument






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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






34. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively






35. 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






36. 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






37. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






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