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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






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






5. 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






6. 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






7. Toulman's model of arguement






8. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince






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






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






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






12. 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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. Vague words are avoided






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






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






20. 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






21. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






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






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






25. 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






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






27. 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






28. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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;






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






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






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






42. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






43. 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






44. 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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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