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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements






2. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other






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






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






5. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






6. 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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






12. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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






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






16. Toulman's model of arguement






17. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship






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






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






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






31. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






33. 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






34. Writing nonstop about anything






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Topic that you are discussing






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. 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