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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing






2. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






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






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






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






7. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






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






10. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. Topic that you are discussing






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






34. Vague words are avoided






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






41. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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)