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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?






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






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






4. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay






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






6. Age - gender - ethic backgrounds - political philosophies - religious beliefs - roles (student - parent - voter - wage earner - property owner - veteran) - interests hobbies - level of education - amount of general or specialized knowledge about the






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






13. Vague words are avoided






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






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






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. 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






18. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






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






22. 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)






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






24. 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






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






26. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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






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






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






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






32. Flm - art - media - and so on






33. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






34. 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






35. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






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






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






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






41. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear






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






43. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






44. The 'going public' stage of writing






45. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






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






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






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