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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who? what? when? where? why? how?






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






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






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






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






6. Vague words are avoided






7. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






9. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






11. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






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






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






15. 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






16. 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






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. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






20. 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






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






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






23. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






30. 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






31. Toulman's model of arguement






32. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






43. 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;






44. Topic that you are discussing






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






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






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






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






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






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