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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing






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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






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






11. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






13. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






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






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






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






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






19. Topic that you are discussing






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






21. 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






22. 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






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






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






25. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






35. 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






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






37. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






38. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






39. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy






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






41. 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;






42. 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






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






44. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects






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






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






47. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it






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






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






50. 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







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