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Writing Process

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






10. 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






11. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






12. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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;






32. 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






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






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






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






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. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes






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






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






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






42. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






45. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






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






48. 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






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






50. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs







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