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Writing Process

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






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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






9. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






12. 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;






13. Who? what? when? where? why? how?






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






25. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






31. Vague words are avoided






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. 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






42. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it






43. 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






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






45. 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






46. Flm - art - media - and so on






47. Topic that you are discussing






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






49. 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






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







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