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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






3. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






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






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






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






9. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






10. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






30. Topic that you are discussing






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






32. 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






33. 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;






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






35. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince






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






37. 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






38. 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






39. 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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






46. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






49. 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






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