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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






14. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






16. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






29. Topic that you are discussing






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






31. 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






32. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source






33. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






34. 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






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






36. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






44. 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;






45. 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






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






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






48. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






49. 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






50. 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)