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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other






2. 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






3. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you






4. 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






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






6. Vague words are avoided






7. Age - gender - ethic backgrounds - political philosophies - religious beliefs - roles (student - parent - voter - wage earner - property owner - veteran) - interests hobbies - level of education - amount of general or specialized knowledge about the






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






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






10. 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






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






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






13. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






27. 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






28. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






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






32. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






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






36. 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)






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






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






39. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






40. 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






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






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






43. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. 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






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