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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






10. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






11. 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






12. 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






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






14. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






21. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






24. Flm - art - media - and so on






25. 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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






32. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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)






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






45. 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






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






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






48. 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






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






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