EAPP (WRITTING SYLES AND TEXT STRUCTURE) Flashcards

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This means that the author is trying to explain a concept, imparting information to the audience.

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EXPOSITORY WRITING

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It is not subjective but rather focuses on facts that are supported by evidence.

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EXPOSITORY WRITING

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means painting a picture of a person, place, or thing through words.

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DESCRIPTIVE WRITING

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It is often found in fiction, though it can make an appearance to non-fiction as well Memoirs, first-hand accounts, and events or travel guides (travelogue) are examples of descriptive writing.

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DESCRIPTIVE WRITING

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The author might employ metaphor or other literary devices in order to describe the author’s impressions using their five senses.

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DESCRIPTIVE WRITING

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It is the main style of writing you will use in academic papers.

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PERSUASIVE WRITING

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When an author writes in a persuasive style, he/she is trying to convince the audience of a position or belief.

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PERSUASIVE WRITING

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Contains the author’s opinions and biases, as well as justifications or reasons given by the author as evidence of the correctness of their position.

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PERSUASIVE WRITING

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Any “argumentative” essay you write in school should be in the persuasive style of writing.

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PERSUASIVE WRITING

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The examples of persuasive writing include cover letters, op-eds and editorial newspaper articles, reviews of items, letters of complaint, advertisements, and letters of recommendation.

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PERSUASIVE WRITING

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Narrative writing is used in almost every longer piece of writing, whether fiction or non-fiction.

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NARRATIVE WRITING

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When an author writes in a narrative style, he/she is not just trying to convey information, rather tries to construct and communicate a story, complete with characters, conflict and settings.

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NARRATIVE WRITING

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The examples of narrative writing include oral histories, novels/novellas, poetry (specifically, epic sagas or poems), short stories, and anecdotes.

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NARRATIVE WRITING

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TRUE OR FALSE:

The examples of PERSUASIVE WRITING include oral histories, novels/novellas, poetry (specifically, epic sagas or poems), short stories, and anecdotes.

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FALSE

NARRATIVE WRITING

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The examples of PERSUASIVE WRITING include cover letters, op-eds and editorial newspaper articles, reviews of items, letters of complaint, advertisements, and letters of recommendation.

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TRUE

PERSUASIVE WRITING

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When an author writes in a EXPOSITORY STYLE, he/she is trying to convince the audience of a position or belief.

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FALSE

PERSUASIVE WRITING

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NARRATIVE WRITING means painting a picture of a person, place, or thing through words.

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FALSE

NARRATIVE WRITING

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EXPOSITORY WRITING - It is not subjective but rather focuses on facts that are supported by evidence.

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TRUE

EXPOSITORY WRITING

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Memoirs

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DESCRIPTIVE WRITING

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events or travel guides (travelogue)

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DESCRIPTIVE WRITING

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editorial newspaper articles

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PERSUASIVE WRITING

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reviews of items

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PERSUASIVE WRITING

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advertisements

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PERSUASIVE WRITING

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letters of recommendation.

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PERSUASIVE WRITING

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oral histories

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NARRATIVE WRITING

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novels/novellas

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NARRATIVE WRITING

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poetry

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NARRATIVE WRITING

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short stories

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NARRATIVE WRITING

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anecdotes

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NARRATIVE WRITING

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helps the author/reader to organize a written text, giving its cause and effect, or its different views.

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Text Structure

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refers to organization of information in a passage.

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Text Structure

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COMMON TYPES OF TEXT STRUCTURE
(5)

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-Spatial or Description
-Cause and effect
-Problem-Solution
-Chronological Order
-Comparison and contrast

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Gives a reader a detailed feature that creates a picture on his/her mind about a topic.

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Spatial or Description

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_____________ is when information in a passage is organized in order:
space
location

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Spatial or Description

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can also be called as descriptive writing

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Spatial or Description

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can also be called as descriptive writing

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Spatial or Description

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If you are about to describe how something looks, you are describing it spatially. It can also be used in fiction and non-fiction.

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Spatial or Description

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Even if narration style of writing is usually arranged chronologically, if the author is describing a setting of a certain scene, the author is describing it spatially.

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Spatial or Description

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WHAT GRAPHIC ORGANIZER CAN BE APPROPRIATE IN A DESCRIPTION TYPE OF TEXT STRUCTURE?

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SAMPLE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER: CONCEPT MAP

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Spatial/DescriptionSignal Words:

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-for example
-described as
-in fact
-to illustrate
-another

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presents the relationship between specific events, ideas, or concepts.

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Cause and effect

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one way of organizing information in a text. It explains reasons why something happened. It can be ordered as cause to effect or vice versa.

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Cause and effect

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It is generally used in expository and persuasive writing modes

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Cause and effect

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T or F?

It can be cause to effect wherein it explains why something happened and the effect of it. It can be also effect to cause wherein it explains the result of things that happened and its reasons

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TRUE

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Cause and effectSignal Words:

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-because
-as a result
-resulted
-caused

-Affected
-Since
-due to
-effect

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Mentions a problem or problems, identifies some possible solutions and discusses the effect of the solution.

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Problem-Solution

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A pattern of organization that explains a problem or issue and an attempted solution in the issue.

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Problem-Solution

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This type of text is usually interchanged with cause and effect type of structure but the only thing that they should remember is that cause and effect text structure do not offer a solution.

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Problem-Solution

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This mentions a problem and then offers a solution plus the possible effect of a solution.

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Problem-Solution

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Problem and SolutionSignal Words:

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-one reason for
-a solution
-one answer is
-question is
-recommended

51
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Explains a text by the time an event occurs.

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Chronological Order

52
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Chrono means ____ and logic means ____

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time and order

53
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The events occur along a timeline even if the author uses flashbacks, or flash forwards. All stories are organized chronologically, therefore, every story has a beginning, middle, and end

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Chronological Order

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Non-fiction stories organized chronologically usually contain dates while fiction passages or narratives usually have no dates. A narrative or story is a journey through time, and all of the events are arranged in order of time.

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Chronological Order

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Stories require the passage of time. Sometimes, time will stop in a narrative. Certain passages in a story may focus on describing scenery or spaces, and use a descriptive or spatial method of organization. The conflict of a story may be discussed in terms of problem and solution or cause and effect, but the text in a story is still mainly organized chronologically.

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Chronological Order

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Gives the similarities and differences between two or more people, events, concepts, ideas, and the like.

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Comparison and contrast

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a text structure or pattern of organization that discusses similarities and differences.
You should bear in mind that this kind of structure should discuss both comparing (similarities) and contrasting (differences).

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Comparison and contrast

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Comparison and contrastSignal Words:

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Like
Unlike
Both
Neither
Similar
Different