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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation






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






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






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






5. 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;






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






7. 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






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






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






10. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)






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






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






13. Flm - art - media - and so on






14. 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






15. 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)






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






17. Be specific - use facts/data/statistics - use/attribute quotes; quantify don't qualify; use of 'it seems -' try not to overstate situation - base writing on authority - break down the topic






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






19. Learning how to write by writing; is an approach which encourages students to communicate their own written messages while simultaneously developing their literacy skills in speaking and reading rather than delaying involvement in the writing process






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






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






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






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






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






25. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






27. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






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






30. 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






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






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






33. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility






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






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






36. 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






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






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






39. 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






40. 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






41. 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






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






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






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






45. This is the stage of writing that involves rewriting or 're-seeing;' emphasis is place on examining sentence structure - word choice - voice - and organization of the piece






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






47. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






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