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






3. 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)






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






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






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






7. 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






8. 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;






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






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






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






12. 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






13. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






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






17. 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






18. 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






19. 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






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






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






22. 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






23. 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






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






25. 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






26. 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






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






28. 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






29. Toulman's model of arguement






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






31. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






32. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. Your assertion that conveys your point of view