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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner






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






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






4. 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






5. 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






6. 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






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






8. Online: dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on; various search engines and portals to gather ideas and information






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






10. 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






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






12. Topic that you are discussing






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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)






34. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






36. Flm - art - media - and so on






37. 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






38. Vague words are avoided






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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