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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results






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






3. 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






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






5. Flm - art - media - and so on






6. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






7. Topic that you are discussing






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






9. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






10. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing






11. Number - letters - indentations signaling groups and levels of importance; each level has more than one entry; all subdivisions are at the same level of generality; headings don't overlap; only first word (and proper nouns) of each entry capitalize;






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






20. Vague words are avoided






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






35. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. Writing nonstop about anything






46. 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






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






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






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






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