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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?






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






3. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






5. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing






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






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






8. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






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






11. 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






12. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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






15. Impressionistic; method based on theory that a whole piece of writing is greater than the sum of its parts; essays are read for a total impression they create - rather than individual aspects; grammar - spelling - and organization should not be consi






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






27. 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






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. 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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






35. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






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






38. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks






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






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






41. 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






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






43. 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






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






45. Vague words are avoided






46. 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;






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






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






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






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