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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing






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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






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






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






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






14. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility






15. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






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






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






19. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






21. Writing nonstop about anything






22. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






24. 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






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






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






27. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing






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






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






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






31. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading






32. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






34. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






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






37. 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






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






39. 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






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






41. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results






42. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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