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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph






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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






10. 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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






17. 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)






18. Toulman's model of arguement






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






20. 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;






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






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






23. 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






24. 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






25. Writing nonstop about anything






26. Flm - art - media - and so on






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Who? what? when? where? why? how?






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






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






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






40. Vague words are avoided






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






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






43. 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






44. 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






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






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






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






48. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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