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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results






2. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms






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






4. 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






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






6. Topic that you are discussing






7. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






10. 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)






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






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






13. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






20. Vague words are avoided






21. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






25. 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






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






27. 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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






34. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






37. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. Be specific - use facts/data/statistics - use/attribute quotes; quantify don't qualify; use of 'it seems -' try not to overstate situation - base writing on authority - break down the topic






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






47. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






49. Writing nonstop about anything






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