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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Vague words are avoided






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. 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






29. 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






30. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






41. 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






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






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






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






45. 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






46. 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






47. 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






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






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






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







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