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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks






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






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






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






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






6. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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






9. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals






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






11. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry






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






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






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






15. Writing nonstop about anything






16. 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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way






23. 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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






31. 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






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






33. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other






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






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






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






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






38. Toulman's model of arguement






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






40. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






48. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






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