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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






3. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other






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






5. 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






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






7. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






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






11. 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






12. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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;






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






27. 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






28. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






30. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






33. 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






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






35. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Topic that you are discussing






45. Flm - art - media - and so on






46. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters






47. 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






48. 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






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






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