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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material






2. 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






3. 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






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






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






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






7. 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)






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






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






10. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






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






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






14. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






17. 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;






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






19. Writing nonstop about anything






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






21. 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






22. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






23. 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






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






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






26. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Topic that you are discussing






35. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






43. 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






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






45. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






47. 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






48. 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






49. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






50. 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