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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic






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






3. 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






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






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






6. 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






7. Vague words are avoided






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






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






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






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






12. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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






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






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






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






18. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






21. 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






22. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






23. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. The 'going public' stage of writing






34. 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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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)






47. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






48. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility






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






50. Writing nonstop about anything