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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it






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






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






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






5. Writing nonstop about anything






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






7. 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






8. 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)






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






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






11. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






14. 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






15. 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






16. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






27. 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






28. 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






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






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






31. 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






32. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






34. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






37. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






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






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






41. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






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






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






46. 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;






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






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






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






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