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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively






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






3. 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






4. The 'going public' stage of writing






5. 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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






17. 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






18. 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






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






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






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






22. Topic that you are discussing






23. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally






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






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






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






35. Flm - art - media - and so on






36. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






37. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure






38. 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)






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






40. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading






41. 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






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






43. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






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






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






48. 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;






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






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






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