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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. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






12. 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






13. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






21. Topic that you are discussing






22. Vague words are avoided






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






24. 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;






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






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






27. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






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






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






31. 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






32. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






33. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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)






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






47. 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






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






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






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