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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas






2. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading






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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






10. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






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






15. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. 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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






33. Age - gender - ethic backgrounds - political philosophies - religious beliefs - roles (student - parent - voter - wage earner - property owner - veteran) - interests hobbies - level of education - amount of general or specialized knowledge about the






34. 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






35. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






37. 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






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






39. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas






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






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






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






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






44. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






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






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






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






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







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