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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing






2. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






10. Topic that you are discussing






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. 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






29. Toulman's model of arguement






30. Vague words are avoided






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






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






33. The 'going public' stage of writing






34. 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






35. 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






36. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






48. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms






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






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







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