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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince






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






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






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






5. 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






6. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest






7. 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






8. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






22. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






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






26. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. The 'going public' stage of writing






33. Topic that you are discussing






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






35. Vague words are avoided






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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)






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






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






45. 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






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






47. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






48. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






50. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument