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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






4. 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






5. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about






6. 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






7. 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






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






9. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






10. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






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






14. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






15. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes






24. 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;






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






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






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






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






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






30. Toulman's model of arguement






31. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. 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)






48. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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