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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books






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






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






4. 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






5. Topic that you are discussing






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






7. Vague words are avoided






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






17. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






29. Flm - art - media - and so on






30. 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






31. 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






32. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






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






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






45. 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)






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






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






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






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






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