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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince






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






10. 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;






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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Online: dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on; various search engines and portals to gather ideas and information






23. 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)






24. 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






25. Topic that you are discussing






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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