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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)






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






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






4. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own






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






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






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






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






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






10. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






11. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






12. Writing nonstop about anything






13. 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






14. Flm - art - media - and so on






15. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






23. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph






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






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






26. Topic that you are discussing






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






28. 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






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






30. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






33. Vague words are avoided






34. 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;






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






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






37. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






41. 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






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






43. 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






44. 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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






50. The 'going public' stage of writing