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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






9. 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






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






11. Topic that you are discussing






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






13. 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)






14. 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






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






16. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






17. 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






18. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity






27. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






29. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






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






33. 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






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






35. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






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






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






40. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






47. 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;






48. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing






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






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