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English2
Lesson 7: The Writing Process
Question | Answer |
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What is Writing? | a complex process which involves preparation, planning, researching, writing, revising, and editing |
What is the writing process in sequence? | Preparation, Modeling, Generating Ideas, Focusing on a topic, Outlining, Drafting, Feedback, Revising, Editing, Publishing |
What happens in the preparation stage? (1st part) | Establish your purpose first, specify your persona as a writer, set the tone, language, and level of formality in your paper, be |
What happens in the preparation stage? (2nd part) | informed of the character, interest, background, and preferences of your target reader, think of the topic you are writing and the type of output you will produce |
What is in the preparation stage that you need to fill out? | Topic. General Purpose, Specific Purpose, Target output, Audience, Writer's Persona, Level of Formality |
What happens in the Modeling stage? (1st part) | The process by which you, the writer, look at different work which are similar in nature with the paper you are about to write |
What happens in the Modeling stage? (2nd part) | -When looking at the sample texts, analyze the features such as the organization, structure, and language use to determine how they achieved their purpose -Be sure that the model papers that you will use are of excellent quality |
What kind of things can you do in the generating ideas to help you generate ideas? | Brainstorming, Freewriting, Clustering |
What is brainstorming? | the process in which you list as many ideas as you can think of without censoring them |
What is freewriting? | let the ideas flow freely by writing them down in sentences |
What is clustering? | also known as mapping; a technique that uses visual representations to show connection between ideas |
What happens in focusing a topic? (1st part) | -Narrow down the general topic that you came up with - Focus on a topic by thinking of a question related to your specific purpose |
What happens in focusing a topic? (2nd part) | -Answer the question with at least two details; the answer to your question will most probably lead to your initial thesis statement |
What happens in organizing ideas? (1st part) | - Organize your idea in an outline - Begin by answering the question that leads to your thesis statement - Two or three main ideas can be generated using this technique - Use the main ideas as your main heading (level 1) |
What happens in organizing ideas? (2nd part) | - Write the subtopics for each main idea (level 2) - Write the supporting details for each of the subtopics (level 3) - You can use a topic outline, a sentence outline, or a paragraph outline |
How many stages are there in the writing process? | 10 |
What happens in drafting? (1st part) | - Focus on the content and organization not on the gammar and mechanics - Build the credibility of your paper by using reliable and valid sources |
What happens in drafting? (2nd part) | - When using the internet, you should check the website address and look at the Uniform Resource Locator (URL). The last part in its domain name is known as the top-level domain, and it indicates who owns the site. |
What are reliable sources? | references that are available in google scholar or google books, .edu and ..gov links |
What domain exist? | .com, .org, .edu, .gov |
Who owns .com? | Company |
Who owns .org? | Nonprofit Organization |
Who owns .edu? | Education institution |
Who owns .gov? | Government Agency |
What links do you need to exercise caution in? | .pdf, .com, .com, and any other website with a reference list |
Why is .pdf dangerous to use? | it is because anyone can upload .pdf documents on the internet |
What online sources should you avoid? | Blogs and Wikipedia |
Why should you not use blogs as a source? | Most blogs carry bias and prejudice of their owners, so it is better to steer clear from them. |
Why should you not use Wikipedia as a source | This website can be easily edited by anyone; thus, its reliability could be questionable |
What site gives bibliography services? | bibme.org |
What happens in feedback? (1st part) | - An important component of the writing process - A response to the written work which focuses on all aspects of writing |
What happens in feedback? (2nd part) | - During the drafting stage, the feedback focuses more on the content, structure, organization, and clarity of the message - Classification of feedback: self-feedback, peer feedback, teacher feedback |
What happens in revising? (1st part) | - Revision is the act of improving the original paper by applying changes based on the feedback - Apply critical thinking and evaluation skills when considering the comments of your paper |
What happens in revising? (2nd part) | - If time permits, give yourself two to three days before starting your revision because having a break allows you to have a fresher look at your paper |
What happens in editing ? | The finishing stages of writing are: editing and proofreading -you need to use standardized editing symbols to note the corrections |
What does editing focus on? | It focuses on grammar and language |
What does Proofreading focus on? | Focuses on typography and mechanics |
TRUE OR FALSE: You CANNONT edit your work on your own, you may ask someone credible enough to edit your work | FALSE, You CAN edit your work on your own or you may ask someone credible enough to edit your work |
TRUE OR FALSE: Plagiarism is presenting someone else's work or ideas as your own, with or without their consent, by incorporating it into your work without full acknowledgement | TRUE |
How do you avoid plagiarism? | - You must present original insights in your work - Cite your sources - You can use an online plagiarism checker to check the source of the plagiarized content and do the necessary citation |
Name 2 online plagiarism checker. | plagtracker.com and smallseotools.com/plagiarism-checker |
What happens in publishing? | - You can showcase your work to other people after exerting effort in writing a good paper. |
What are the methods you can use to publish your work> | Social networking sites, reputable research sharing websites, publish your work collectively with your classmates by coming up with a book or magazine our of your essays or by creating a class blog which will feature everyone's works |