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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






2. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






20. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






27. 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






28. 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






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






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






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






32. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






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






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






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






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






38. Vague words are avoided






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






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






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






42. 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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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