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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure






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






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






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






5. 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






6. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






8. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on






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






10. 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;






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






12. 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






13. 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






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






15. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






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






18. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






26. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






33. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






34. 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






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






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






37. 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






38. Toulman's model of arguement






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






40. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






41. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






48. 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






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






50. Writing nonstop about anything