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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
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1. Salinger - J. D. (1945) 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown and Company.






2. 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






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






4. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






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






8. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication






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






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






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






12. 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






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






14. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. 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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. 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






32. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






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






36. 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;






37. 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






38. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The 'going public' stage of writing






46. Toulman's model of arguement






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






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






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






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