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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic






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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. Examples of student's essays - created to organize and explain their selections for end-of-term writing; reveals how much students learn from such reflection; careful attention to students reflections invites instructors to change their approach so t






9. Writing nonstop about anything






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. 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;






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






26. Topic that you are discussing






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






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






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






30. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






31. 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






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






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






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






35. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






38. Vague words are avoided






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






40. 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






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






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






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






44. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






46. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas






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






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






49. 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






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