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Writing Process

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






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






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






4. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






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






7. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source






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






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






10. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?






11. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






13. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






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






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






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






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






19. Topic that you are discussing






20. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






23. Writing nonstop about anything






24. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. 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






41. 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






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






43. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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







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