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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay






3. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)






4. 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






5. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






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






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






10. Topic that you are discussing






11. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






12. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






13. Vague words are avoided






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






16. 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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






24. The 'going public' stage of writing






25. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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