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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you






2. Topic that you are discussing






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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






12. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






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






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






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






18. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






20. 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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






26. 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;






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






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






29. 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)






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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