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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When the essay supplies guideposts that communicate the relations among ideas






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






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






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






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






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






7. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






8. 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






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






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






11. 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






12. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






14. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






17. 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






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






19. The 'going public' stage of writing






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






21. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






34. 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)






35. 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






36. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it






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






38. Topic that you are discussing






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






46. 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






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






48. 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






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






50. 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