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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 read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility






2. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details






3. 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






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






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






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






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






8. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






10. 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






11. 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






12. Toulman's model of arguement






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






14. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






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






18. 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






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






20. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






23. 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






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






25. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. 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






34. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






36. 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






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






38. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect






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






40. 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






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






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






44. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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)