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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing






2. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






4. 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






5. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






6. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






8. 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






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






10. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






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






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






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






16. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






25. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






26. Topic that you are discussing






27. 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






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






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






30. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






32. 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






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






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






35. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






38. 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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. 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






44. 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






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






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






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






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