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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own






2. 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






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






4. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






16. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






20. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






21. 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






22. 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






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






24. 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






25. 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






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






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






28. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






37. 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;






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






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






50. 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