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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas






2. 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






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






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






5. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






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






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






25. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






28. 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






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






30. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






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






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






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






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






47. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






48. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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