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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion






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






3. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






4. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






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






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






9. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






10. 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






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






12. 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






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






14. 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






15. 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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






21. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






23. Writing nonstop about anything






24. 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;






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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