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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. 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)






2. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






24. 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;






25. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






27. Impressionistic; method based on theory that a whole piece of writing is greater than the sum of its parts; essays are read for a total impression they create - rather than individual aspects; grammar - spelling - and organization should not be consi






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






29. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






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






33. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






47. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






49. Online: dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on; various search engines and portals to gather ideas and information






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