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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. This stage of the writing process involve gathering and selecting ideas; teachers can help students in several ways: creating lists - researching - brainstorming -reading to discover more about the author's style - talking - collecting memorabilia or






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






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






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






13. 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






14. 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






15. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






16. 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






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






18. 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






19. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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;






26. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






35. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






36. 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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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







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