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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - 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. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source






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






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






12. Vague words are avoided






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






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






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






16. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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)






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






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






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






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






27. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you






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






29. 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






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






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






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






33. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. 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






41. 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;






42. 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






43. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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






46. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






50. Toulman's model of arguement