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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner






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






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






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






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






6. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks






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






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






9. Vague words are avoided






10. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






11. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other






12. 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






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






14. 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






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






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






17. Flm - art - media - and so on






18. 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






19. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






33. 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;






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






35. 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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






41. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






42. 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






43. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






45. 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)






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






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






48. Topic that you are discussing






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






50. The 'going public' stage of writing







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