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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince






2. 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






3. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






6. 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






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






8. 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






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






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






11. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy






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






13. 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






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






15. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects






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. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements






18. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






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






22. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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






25. The 'going public' stage of writing






26. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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)






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






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






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






37. Vague words are avoided






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication






47. 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






48. 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






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






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