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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






8. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material






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






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






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






12. 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;






13. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements






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






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






16. 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






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






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






19. The 'going public' stage of writing






20. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






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






23. 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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. Toulman's model of arguement






29. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms






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






31. Speech or written form in which one expresses thoughts and feelings with imagination and creativity






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






49. 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






50. 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