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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on






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






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






4. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






5. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






7. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






16. Age - gender - ethic backgrounds - political philosophies - religious beliefs - roles (student - parent - voter - wage earner - property owner - veteran) - interests hobbies - level of education - amount of general or specialized knowledge about the






17. Vague words are avoided






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. This is the stage of writing that involves rewriting or 're-seeing;' emphasis is place on examining sentence structure - word choice - voice - and organization of the piece






26. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)






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






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






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






30. 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






31. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






34. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner






35. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






44. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals






45. Topic that you are discussing






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






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






48. 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






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






50. 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







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