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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Toulman's model of arguement






2. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






4. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






6. Add (insert needed words - sentences - paragraphs) - cut (get rid of whatever goes off topic) - replace (as needed - substitute words - sentences - paragraphs) - move material around (changing sequence of paragraphs)






7. 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






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






9. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






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






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






14. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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






17. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?






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






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






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






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






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






23. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






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






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






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






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






29. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Writing nonstop about anything






44. 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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






50. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument