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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. 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






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






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






4. The 'going public' stage of writing






5. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






7. 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






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






9. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






25. 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






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






27. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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






30. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






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






33. 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






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






35. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. 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






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






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






50. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts