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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. 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






2. 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






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






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






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






6. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. This is the stage of writing that involves rewriting or 're-seeing;' emphasis is place on examining sentence structure - word choice - voice - and organization of the piece






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






39. 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






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






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






42. 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






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






44. 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






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






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






47. 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






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






49. Addition (also - in addition - too - moveover); example (for example - for instance - on the otherhand - nevertheless); contrast (but - yet - however - on the other hand); comparison (similarly - likewise - in the same way); concession (of course - t






50. Topic that you are discussing