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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






3. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






15. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






16. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






20. Vague words are avoided






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. Descriptive scoring schemes that are developed by teachers and other evaluators to guide analysis of the products or process of a a students efforts; scoring requires certain criteria to be met; example: (3) meets expectation (2) adequate (1) needs i






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






30. 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






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






32. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






34. 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






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






36. Topic that you are discussing






37. 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






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






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






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






41. 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)






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. 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;






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