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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing






2. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






5. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






18. 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






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






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






21. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






22. 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






23. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone






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






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






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






28. Topic that you are discussing






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






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






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






32. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






35. 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






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






37. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






39. 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






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






41. 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






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






43. 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;






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






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






46. 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






47. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






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