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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)






10. Toulman's model of arguement






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






12. Vague words are avoided






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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)






20. 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






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






22. 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






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






24. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






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






28. 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;






29. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects






30. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it






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






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






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






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






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






36. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






38. 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






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






40. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






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






44. 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






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






46. Topic that you are discussing






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






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






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






50. 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