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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. 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






2. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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






5. 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






6. 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






7. 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






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






9. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






11. Writing nonstop about anything






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






13. 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






14. 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






15. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






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






19. 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






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






21. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own






22. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






30. Used to show similarities and differences (key words: although - but - still - yet - compared with - as opposed to - different from - either/or - neither/nor - in common - similarly






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






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






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






34. 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;






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






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






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






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






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






40. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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