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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
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1. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?






2. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






3. 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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






10. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition






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






12. 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






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






15. Impressionistic; method based on theory that a whole piece of writing is greater than the sum of its parts; essays are read for a total impression they create - rather than individual aspects; grammar - spelling - and organization should not be consi






16. Vague words are avoided






17. 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






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






19. 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;






20. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






21. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






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






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






25. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books






26. Flm - art - media - and so on






27. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. 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






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






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






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






37. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing






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






39. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






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






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






44. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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