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Writing Process

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






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






3. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals






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






5. Vague words are avoided






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






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






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






9. 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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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)






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






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






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






25. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. 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






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






35. 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






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






37. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






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






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






48. 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






49. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






50. Flm - art - media - and so on