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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own






2. Vague words are avoided






3. 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






4. 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






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






6. 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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)






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






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






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






15. 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






16. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






23. Writing nonstop about anything






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






25. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






26. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






28. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






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






32. 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;






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






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






35. 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






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






37. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






38. 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






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






40. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






47. 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)






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






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






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