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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing






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






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






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






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






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






7. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






8. The 'going public' stage of writing






9. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument






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






11. 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






12. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






13. 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






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






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






16. Writing nonstop about anything






17. 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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






28. 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






29. 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






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






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






32. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






34. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






35. 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)






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






37. Topic that you are discussing






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






44. 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






45. 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






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






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






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






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