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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
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1. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books






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






3. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






4. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals






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






6. 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;






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






17. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






18. 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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






33. Writing nonstop about anything






34. 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






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






36. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






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






48. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






50. 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