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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






8. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.






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






10. Vague words are avoided






11. 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






12. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






22. 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






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






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






25. 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






26. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements






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






35. 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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






43. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work






44. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






47. 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






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






49. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books






50. 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;