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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient






2. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)






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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






9. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






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






12. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






13. 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






14. 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






15. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






17. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






20. 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






21. 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






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






23. Topic that you are discussing






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






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






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






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






28. 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;






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Add (insert needed words - sentences - paragraphs) - cut (get rid of whatever goes off topic) - replace (as needed - substitute words - sentences - paragraphs) - move material around (changing sequence of paragraphs)






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






40. 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






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






42. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic