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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes






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






3. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






4. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






5. 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






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






7. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing






8. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






10. 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)






11. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing






12. Addition (also - in addition - too - moveover); example (for example - for instance - on the otherhand - nevertheless); contrast (but - yet - however - on the other hand); comparison (similarly - likewise - in the same way); concession (of course - t






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






14. Writing nonstop about anything






15. 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






16. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






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






30. Performing speeches - plays - videos; making a speech - participating in debate; creating booklets - brochures - family scrapbooks - or personal web pages; publishing a school newspaper - magazine - or portfolio; submitting work for publication beyon






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






43. 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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






50. 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