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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. 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






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






3. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it






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






5. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






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






9. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






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






13. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship






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






15. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?






16. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone






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






18. 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






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. 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






23. 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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






33. 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






34. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






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






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






39. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about






40. 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






41. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






43. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






45. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)






46. 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






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






48. 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






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






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