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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry






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






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






4. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure






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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






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






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






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






29. 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






30. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading






31. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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






34. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






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






38. 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






39. 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






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






41. 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






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






43. 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;






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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