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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work






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






3. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results






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






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






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






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






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






9. This is the stage of writing that involves rewriting or 're-seeing;' emphasis is place on examining sentence structure - word choice - voice - and organization of the piece






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






11. 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






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






13. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Flm - art - media - and so on






21. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






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






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






25. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)






26. 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






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






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






29. Toulman's model of arguement






30. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






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






34. 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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






40. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince






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






42. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner






43. 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






44. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






47. 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






48. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






49. 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






50. 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;







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