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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument






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






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






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






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






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






7. Topic that you are discussing






8. 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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






14. 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






15. 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






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






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






18. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






30. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect






39. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






41. 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






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






43. 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






44. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






46. 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






47. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






49. 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






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







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