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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. 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






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






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






4. 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






5. 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;






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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)






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






13. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






15. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






17. 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






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






19. 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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






42. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes






43. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






44. 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






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






46. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






48. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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