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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. Writing nonstop about anything






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






27. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






35. 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






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






37. 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






38. 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






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






40. 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






41. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






50. 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