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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally






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






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






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






6. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






9. 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;






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






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






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






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






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






15. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






18. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






19. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






20. 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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms






30. Vague words are avoided






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






32. 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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






39. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. 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






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