I know my writes
A classification of media, texts, documents, films, and many other written or artistic forms of expression.
Genre
Term for the preparation phase before you begin writing. This often involves brainstorming and coming up with ideas.
Prewriting
Term for the person who does the writing.
Author
An author's stance or argumentative statement in a paper.
Thesis
A form of creative non-fiction involving a narrative or story about a personal experience.
Memoir
Term for putting words into a document. This is usually a freeform process where the author writes the majority of their content.
Drafting
Term for when an author asks themselves, "Why am I writing?" This helps guide the author's intention.
Purpose
Greek term for "ethical appeal." This is how, as a writer, you establish your credibility, trustworthiness, and fairness to your audience.
Ethos
A single term that describes the relationship between rising action, climax, and falling action.
Plot
The process of making large-scale changes to your writing for organization, communication, and content.
Revision
A group of people whose background, expectations, and interests affect how you shape your text.
Audience
Greek term for your logical appeal or demonstration of sound reasoning to your audience.
Logos
A type of nonfiction writing that seeks to inform an audience about a unique person or group. These written pieces often blend interviews and biographical writing.
Profile
Term for local revisions, where the author makes small-scale changes to their written content.
Editing
The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, using a variety of compositional techniques.
Rhetoric
Greek term for the "timeliness" of an argument. Is this the right time to demonstrate the urgency of your position?
kairos
A type of writing with a focused subject where the author makes a clear judgment or evaluation.
Review
The process of skimming and rereading your work before submitting it.
Proof reading
The relationship between author, purpose, and audience. This is the shaping of a text based on external factors and dictates the author's communication choices.
Rhetorical situation
The application of multiple literacies or "modes" in a compositional medium. Think about the relationship between technology and communication.
Multimodality