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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work






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






3. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing






16. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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;






31. Toulman's model of arguement






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






41. 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






42. 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






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






44. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






45. 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






46. Vague words are avoided






47. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






48. Topic that you are discussing






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






50. 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