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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Toulman's model of arguement






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






3. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






4. 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






5. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






8. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






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






11. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






14. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






15. 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






16. Topic that you are discussing






17. The 'going public' stage of writing






18. 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






19. 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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






38. Vague words are avoided






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






40. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise






50. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions