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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks






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






3. 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






4. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility






5. 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






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






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






8. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






10. 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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






25. Writing nonstop about anything






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






27. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






31. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






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






36. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






38. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






40. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. The 'going public' stage of writing






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







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