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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. 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






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






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






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






5. The 'going public' stage of writing






6. 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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






18. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






28. 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






29. 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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






37. Topic that you are discussing






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






39. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






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






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






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






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






45. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






46. 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






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






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






50. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs