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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence






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






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






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






5. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Topic that you are discussing






14. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






18. 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;






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






26. 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






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






28. 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






29. 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






30. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






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






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






34. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






37. 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






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






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






40. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






47. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






48. Vague words are avoided






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