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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process






2. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






17. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






45. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other






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






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






48. 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






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






50. 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