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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. 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)






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






12. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)






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






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






21. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Toulman's model of arguement






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






41. 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






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






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






44. 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






45. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






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






50. 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