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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals






2. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes






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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






11. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






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. 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






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






16. 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)






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






18. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






21. 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






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






23. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks






24. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






25. Topic that you are discussing






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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. Vague words are avoided






40. 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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






50. 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