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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Topic that you are discussing






2. 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






3. Toulman's model of arguement






4. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure






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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






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






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






13. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






21. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






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






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






25. Who? what? when? where? why? how?






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






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






28. Writers can express their innermost thoughts - feelings - and responses through a variety of personal writing - including journal writing - diaries - logs - personal narratives - and personal essays






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






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






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






32. 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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing






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






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






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






45. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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






48. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks






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






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