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1ST QUARTER FLASHCARDS

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Looking for various features and information of the text (such as titles and subtitles, visuals, and graphs). (Reading Strategy)

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Previewing

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Looking for the main point of the reading and identify the ideas. (Reading Strategy)

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Skimming

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Reading rapidly in order to find specific facts or information. (Reading Strategy)

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Scanning

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These are words, phrases, and sentences that surround an unfamiliar or difficult word that can help you define the meaning of it as the text gives you information and details. (Reading Strategy)

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Context Clues

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5 types of context clues

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Synonym, Antonym, Examples, Explanations, and Situations

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It is used when the text has words or phrases that are similar in meaning to the unknown word. (Context Clue)

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Synonym

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It is used to reveal the opposite meaning to the unknown word. (Context Clue)

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Antonym

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These are specific details in a text that are used to clarify the meaning of the word. (Context Clue)

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Examples

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It gives reasons and additional information to describe an unknown term. (Context Clue)

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Explanations and Definitions

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These are used to contextualize a text as a word may change depending on its context. (Context Clue)

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Situations

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It is the basic, precise, and literal meaning of the word that can be found in a dictionary.

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Denotation

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It describes a word or words with an association of feelings and attitude.

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Connotation

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It describes a word or words with an association of feelings and attitude.

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Connotation

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It is a method design used to generate ideas. (Pre-Writing Strategy)

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Brainstorming

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It is used to write down your thoughts nonstop. (Pre-Writing Strategy)

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Freewriting

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It is a summary that gives essential features of a text. (Pre-Writing Strategy)

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Topic Outline

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17
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It has longer entries and is expressed in complete sentences. (Pre-Writing Strategy)

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Sentence/Reading Outline

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It is getting and collecting ideas from different informational resources. (Pre-Writing Strategy)

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Researching

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It is a visual and graphic display that is used to classify and categorize information. (Pre-Writing Strategy)

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Graphic Organizer

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20
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3 purposes or aim of a piece of writing

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to inform, to persuade, to entertain

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21
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Aside from purpose, what are the 4 other contexts of a text?

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Thesis Statement, Audience, Point of View, and Tone

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It is when you put your ideas into sentences and paragraphs. (During Writing Strategy)

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Drafting

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It is when you systematically organize the ideas to ensure their logical connection. (During Writing Strategy)

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Structuring

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It is a response to the written work which focuses on all aspects of writing. (Post Writing Strategy)

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Feedbacking

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It focuses on ideas, relevance, organization, and accuracy. (Post Writing Strategy)

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Revising

26
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It focuses on grammar, mechanics, and spelling. (Post Writing Strategy)

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Editing

27
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4 Properties of a Well-written Text

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Organization, Coherence and Cohesion, Language Use, Mechanics

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How is Organization achieved?

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When ideas, incidents, evidence, or details are logically and accurately arranged in a paragraph or essay.

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Difference of Cohesion and Coherence

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Cohesion refers to the flow and connection of ideas at the sentence level and the use of transitional/cohesive devices.

Coherence refers to the unity of the ideas, sentences, and paragraphs in a text. It is seen at the conceptual level through well-defended arguments and organized points.

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How is Language Use achieved?

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When appropriate words and/or phrases is used in writing based on the level of formality.

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How is Mechanics achieved?

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When the technicalities (e.g. grammar, spelling, tense, punctuation marks, etc.) of the structure is correct.

32
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The first mode is the art of story-telling ; creating a world based on the writer’s imagination and memory.

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Narration

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4 characteristics of Narration

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  • Vivid Description of Details
  • Consistent Verb Tense
  • Well - Defined Point or Significance
  • Consistent Point of View
34
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It is a technique writers utilize to add flavor and enrich the meaning of their story. With these devices, an author can shorten, lengthen, and/or focus on a particular event in the story.

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Narrative Devices

35
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6 Narrative Devices

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Anecdotes, Flashback, Time Stretch, Time Summary, Flash-forward, and Dialogue

36
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Second mode that aims to make a vivid description of an idea, object, location, etc. to firmly set its appearance and visualize it.

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Description

37
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Use of ________ is very important in description.

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adjective

38
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3 characteristics of Description

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  • Has clear focus and sense of purpose
  • Uses sensory details and precise words
  • Presents details in a logical order
39
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2 varieties of Description and their difference

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Objective Description investigates factual and scientific characteristics. Subjective Description is a sort of description that the author would normally use to “paint a picture”.

40
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Third mode that understands the essence of a word, term, idea, or concept. It controls the meaning and scope of terms by working generalizations to specific terms/concepts.

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Definition

41
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2 concepts of definition and their difference

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Denotation represents the literal meaning of the concept from the dictionary, and Connotation is based on personal impression, perspective, experience from context.

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10 techniques of Definition

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Analysis, Collocation, Comparison, Contrast, Etymology, Exemplification and Illustration, Extended Definition, Function, Negation, Synonyms

43
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Fourth mode with the main purpose is to give examples to better understand the concept.

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Exemplification/Classification

44
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The fourth mode makes the abstract examples into _____ examples.

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concrete

45
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4 techniques of Exemplification/Contrast

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Facts, Observations, Anecdote, Details

46
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The fifth mode that shows the similarities/difference in concepts.

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Comparison and Contrast

47
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5 techniques of comparison and contrast

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Analogy, Simile, Metaphor, Oxymoron, and Personification

48
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The sixth mode that sees the relationship and action between events.

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Cause and Effect

49
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It analyzes the root of what happened and how it happened.

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Causal Analysis

50
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3 categories of cause and effect

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Informative (explains), Persuasive (convinces), and Speculative (suggests)

51
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Propter hoc, ergo propter hoc ; Believes that the first thing will always be the root of the effect.

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Faulty Causality

52
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The seventh mode that investigates the problem and examines the solution using supporting evidence.

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Problem-Solution

53
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Structure of Problem-Solution

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Introduction - Identify the problem - Offer the solution - Justify solution - Conclusion

54
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Proposals are _________ by purpose.

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speculative

55
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The last mode that convinces readers to agree to an agreement or claim about a particular topic.

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Persuasion

56
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3 types of appeal

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logos, pathos, and ethos

57
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3 types of audiences

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supportive, wavering, and hostile

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