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Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay






2. 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






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






4. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative






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






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






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






8. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






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






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






11. 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






12. 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






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






14. 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






15. The writer explains the relationship between terms and concepts






16. Writing nonstop about anything






17. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks






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 exact words of a source set off in quotation marks






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






21. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






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






23. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. Your assertion that conveys your point of view






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Flm - art - media - and so on






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. 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






49. 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)






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