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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)






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






3. 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






4. Topic that you are discussing






5. 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






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






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






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






9. 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






10. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






12. 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






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






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






15. Vague words are avoided






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Addition (also - in addition - too - moveover); example (for example - for instance - on the otherhand - nevertheless); contrast (but - yet - however - on the other hand); comparison (similarly - likewise - in the same way); concession (of course - t






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






27. 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






28. 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






29. 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






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






31. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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