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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process






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






3. 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






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






5. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure






6. Writing nonstop about anything






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






8. 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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. Topic that you are discussing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






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






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






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






38. Toulman's model of arguement






39. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






40. 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)






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






42. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






44. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects






45. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






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






48. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






49. 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






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