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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure






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






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






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






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






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






17. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






19. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






35. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






42. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






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






45. 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






46. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas






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






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






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






50. 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