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Writing Process

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1. 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






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






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






4. 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;






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






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






7. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it






8. 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)






9. 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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material






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






19. 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






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






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






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






23. Toulman's model of arguement






24. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






25. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms






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






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






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






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






30. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






31. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






42. 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






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






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






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






46. 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






47. 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






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






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






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







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