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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






13. 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






14. Writing nonstop about anything






15. 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






16. 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;






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters






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






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






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






34. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






44. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






46. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






48. 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






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






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







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