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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals






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






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






4. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






12. 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;






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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise






36. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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)






45. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






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






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






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







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