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Writing Process

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






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






3. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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






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






7. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






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






11. 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






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






13. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect






14. Topic that you are discussing






15. 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






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






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






18. 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






19. 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






20. 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






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






22. 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






23. 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






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






25. 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






26. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






28. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






30. 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)






31. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






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






34. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






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






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






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






40. Writers can express their innermost thoughts - feelings - and responses through a variety of personal writing - including journal writing - diaries - logs - personal narratives - and personal essays






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






42. 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






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






44. 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






45. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






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






48. 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






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






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







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