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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






2. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






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






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






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






15. 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






16. 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






17. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






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






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






27. 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






28. 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






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






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






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






32. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. Vague words are avoided






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






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






44. 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






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






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






47. 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






48. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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