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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






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






5. 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






6. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






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






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






10. Writing nonstop about anything






11. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Flm - art - media - and so on






26. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






27. 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;






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. 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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






44. 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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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