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Writing Process

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






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






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






4. 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






5. 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






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






7. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






8. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






9. 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






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






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






13. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






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






17. 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






18. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






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






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






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






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






24. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






26. 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






27. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






29. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






32. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own






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






34. 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






35. 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)






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






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






38. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way






39. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






40. 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






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






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






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






44. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)






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






46. 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






47. 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






48. 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






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






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







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