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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it






2. 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






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






4. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






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






20. 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






21. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






23. 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






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






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






26. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






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






31. Writing nonstop about anything






32. 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






33. 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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic






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






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






47. Vague words are avoided






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






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






50. The 'going public' stage of writing