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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure






2. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






12. 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






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






14. 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;






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






16. 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






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






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






19. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






21. 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






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






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






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






25. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






26. 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






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






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






29. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






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






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






34. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






44. Toulman's model of arguement






45. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure






46. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes






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






48. 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






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






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