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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince






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






3. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






16. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






19. Topic that you are discussing






20. 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






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






22. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






23. 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






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






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






26. 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






27. 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






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






29. 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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






46. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






47. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






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






50. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing