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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. The 'going public' stage of writing






21. Vague words are avoided






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






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






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






25. 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






26. 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






27. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






30. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. 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)






50. 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;