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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure






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






3. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph






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






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






6. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






7. 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






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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






16. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






18. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






30. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation






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






32. 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)






33. 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






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. 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






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






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






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






39. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






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






43. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility






44. Vague words are avoided






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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