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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects






2. 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






3. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






11. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)






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






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






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






15. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






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






19. Topic that you are discussing






20. Vague words are avoided






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






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






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






24. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






25. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






33. 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






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






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






36. 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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. 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