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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source






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






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






4. Addition (also - in addition - too - moveover); example (for example - for instance - on the otherhand - nevertheless); contrast (but - yet - however - on the other hand); comparison (similarly - likewise - in the same way); concession (of course - t






5. 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






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






7. 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;






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






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






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






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






12. Toulman's model of arguement






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






23. 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






24. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry






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






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






27. 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






28. 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






29. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






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






44. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. 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