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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing






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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. Toulman's model of arguement






8. 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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. Topic that you are discussing






20. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






21. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility






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






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






35. 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






36. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






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






40. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






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






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






45. 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






46. 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






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






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






49. Flm - art - media - and so on






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