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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms






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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






12. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






20. 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)






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






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






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






24. 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






25. Writing nonstop about anything






26. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph






27. 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






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






29. Vague words are avoided






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






31. Topic that you are discussing






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






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






34. 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






35. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






37. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






47. The 'going public' stage of writing






48. 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






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






50. 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







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