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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise






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






3. 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






4. 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)






5. 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






6. Writing nonstop about anything






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






13. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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