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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument






2. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






3. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






5. 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






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






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






8. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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;






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. Topic that you are discussing






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






23. 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






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






25. 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






26. 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






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






28. Writing nonstop about anything






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






30. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






42. 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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






48. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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