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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






3. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






5. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






6. 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)






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






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






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






10. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph






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






12. 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;






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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






20. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?






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






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






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






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






25. 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






26. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals






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






37. Vague words are avoided






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






39. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






40. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation






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






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






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






44. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






46. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






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






50. 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