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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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. 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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






33. Topic that you are discussing






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






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






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






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






38. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






41. 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






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






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






44. 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






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






46. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






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






49. 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






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