ENGLISH REVIEWER 5-10-2023 Flashcards

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Properties of a well-written text

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ORGANIZATION, LANGUAGE USE, COHERENCE AND COHESION, LANGUAGE MECHANICS

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Refers to the
arrangement of ideas in
a text.

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ORGANIZATION

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Achieved when these
ideas are logically and
accurately arranged.

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ORGANIZATION

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Ideas are well-developed
when there is a clear
statement of purpose, position,
facts, examples, specific
details, definitions,
explanations, justifications, or
opposing viewpoints.

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ORGANIZATION

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Are well-developed
when there is a clear
statement of purpose, position,
facts, examples, specific
details, definitions,
explanations, justifications, or
opposing viewpoints.

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Ideas

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Ideas are well-developed
when there is a clear
statement of _______________

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purpose, position,
facts, examples, specific
details, definitions,
explanations, justifications, or
opposing viewpoints.

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How the text physically appears.

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Physical Format

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The cue in ordering of events and

concepts.

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Signal Words

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Complete framework of the text.

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Structure

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THREE MAJOR PARTS OF A TEXT

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BEGINNING, MIDDLE, END/CONCLUSION

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Also called as the lead or the hook.

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BEGINNING

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It introduces the readers to the purpose of the
writing by introducing characters or setting
(for narrative) or the topic, thesis, argument
(for expository writing)

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BEGINNING

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The organization of the middle of a piece of
writing depends on the genre.

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MIDDLE

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14
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Researchers
have identified five basic organizational
structures, sequence, description, cause and
effect, compare and contrast, and problem
and solution.

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MIDDLE

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It is the restatement of the thesis

and major points, showing how the

writer has proven his/her position.

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END/CONCLUSION

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16
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Relationship of ideas between
sentences.

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COHERENCE

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Refers to the overall sense of unity
in the passage including both the
main point of the sentences and
the main point of each paragraph.

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COHERENCE

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The grammatical and lexical
relationship between different
elements of a text which hold it\
together.

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COHESION

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Arranged in the
order in which they
happened.

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Chronological order

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Arranged according to
the geographical
location such as left-
right, up-down, etc.

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Spatial order

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Arranged to
emphasize certain
points depending on
the writer’s purpose.

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Emphatic order

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Words that give readers an idea of how the
points in your paragraphs are progressing.

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Signal Devices

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Signal Devices (list em)

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Transitions
Repetition
Synonyms
Pronouns

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after, afterward, at length, at that/this point, at, that/this time, at present,
at the same time, before, currently, during, earlier, finally, formery, in the
future, in the, meantime, in the past, initially, later, meanwhile, now,
presently, previously, recently, shortly, simultaneously, soon,
subsequently, then,…

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Time

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initially, next, previously, subsequently, then, followed by, first, second, third, etc.
SEQUENCE
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across, adjacent to, alongside, along the edge, beside, behind, beyond, further, over, and under.
SPACE
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as an example, as an illustration, for example, for instance, illustrated by, in particular, in the/this case, including, markedly, namely, notably, on this occasion, specifically, such as, to demonstrate, to illustrate...
ILLUSTRATION
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as well as, comparatively, conversely, correspondingly, coupled with, in the same way, likewise, moreover, on the one hand, similar, similar to, similarly, together with,...
COMPARISON
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a different view is, albeit, alternatively, although, and (yet), conversely, despite/in spite of, differing from, even so, even though, however, in contrast, instead, it could also be said that, nevertheless, nonetheless, on the contrary,
CONTRAST
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accordingly, as consequence, as a result, at that time, before, concurrently, consequently, for this purpose, for this reason, hence, therefore, thus...
CAUSE AND EFFECT
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after all, as a result, briefly, consequently, finally, hence, in any case, in any event, in brief, in conclusion, in short, in other words, in summary, on the whole, overall,to conclude, to sum up, to summarize...
CONCLUSION
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Could be a word, phrase, or a full sentence, or a poetic line repeated to emphasize its significance in the entire text.
Repetitions
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Repetition of main ideas keeps continuity and highlights important ideas.
Repetitions
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These are words similar in meaning to important words or phrases that prevent tedious repetitions.
Synonyms
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Words that connect readers to the original words that the pronouns replace.
Pronouns
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Appropriateness of word or vocabulary usage.
LANGUAGE USE
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It involves using the most appropriate terms to get one’s point across.
CONCISE LANGUAGE
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means using a minimal amount of effective terms to convey one’s argument.
CONCISE LANGUAGE
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It refers to words/terms that the reader easily recognizes and understands because they use them regularly.
FAMILIAR LANGUAGE
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Using the fewest possible words without sacrificing meaning makes your writing more understandable.
PRECISE LANGUAGE
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The use of constructive language expresses something potentially negative in a positive way, while destructive language leads the reader to blame and criticism, causing defensiveness.
CONSTRUCTIVE LANGUAGE
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The formality of the language used should conform to the formality of the situation and the relationship between the writer and the reader.
FORMALITY OF LANGUAGE
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Usually direct and simple
INFORMAL
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Used in writing for one self or in your writing to family, friends, and colleagues.
INFORMAL
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Use an unbiased language.
FORMAL
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Used in writing academic, business, and official texts.
FORMAL
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Correct and proper use of spelling, punctuation marks, and capitalization.
LANGUAGE MECHANICS
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Make sure that you are consistently using one standard with regard to the spelling of your words.
SPELLING
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Use ________________ based on the impact and thought you want to emphasize in your text.
PUNCTUATION
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The act of using a system of symbols used to provide structure to and organize a text, such as a comma, period, quotation marks, question marks, etc.
PUNCTUATION
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Consider the conventions in capitalizing words such as proper nouns and titles.
CAPITALIZATION
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The focus of this pattern is basically to narrate or tell a story. (includes elements such as character/s, setting, problem, resolution, etc.)
Narration
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It emphasizes the what, when, and where something happened. transitional words characterized a narrative paragraph.
Narration
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show the change of actions of the character(s) and connect events in the story. For example, afterwards, meanwhile, at night, after, at present, next, then, earlier, suddenly, before, at last, meanwhile, eventually.
Transitional Words
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This pattern of development gives characteristics or details on what an object, a person or a place looks like.
Description
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General structure is a list of attributes or facts, and uses adjectives.
Description
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above, across, along, alongside, amidst, around, away from, back of, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, by, down, farther, here, in front of, inside, into, near, off, on top of, opposite to, outside, over, throughout, to the right, under.
Description
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is used in scientific writing to describe factual and scientific characteristics.
Objective Description
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is used in fiction wherein a writer uses his own perspective to describe a person, an event or a thing
Subjective Description
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The focus of this pattern is to explain or give a comprehensive understanding of a concept, a term or an idea.
Definition
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The focus of this pattern is to explain or give a comprehensive understanding of a concept, a term or an idea. tells the reader what term or concept is being defined.
Definition
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is defined as as defined as means refers to to define to illustrate
Definition
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defines concepts in the most factual way.
Scientific Definition
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defines complex terms in a personal way.
Subjective Definition
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Provides examples, solid supports, and strong evidence to prove a point.
Exemplification
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Use specific and vivid examples for the purpose of adding more information to explain, persuade, define or illustrate a general id
Exemplification
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after all, as an example,consider the following, for example, for instance, in other words, in particular, in short, namely, put another way,specifically, started differently, that is, to be specific, to clarify, to illustrate.
Exemplification
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divides and organizes ideas or concepts in classes, groups or categories based on criteria and relationships between the ite
CLASSIFICATION
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This pattern of development discusses why something happens and what results in a particular occurrence or event. They can be discussed together
Cause and effect
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It may be a paragraph emphasizing a cause or a paragraph emphasizing an effect.
Cause and effect
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discusses and organizes ideas based on how people, events, places and things are similar or different to one another.
Comparison and Contrast
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Also, as both, equally, in similar fashion, in comparison, in same the way, like, likewise, similarly, to compare
Comparison and Contrast
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In this pattern of development, the writer presents a problem that needs to be resolved. The paragraph states a concerning issue or a problem then next is the solution or what should be done to solve the issue.
Problem - Solution
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introduces the solution to a problem
Topic Sentence
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Explains the problem and solution
Body Sentence
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Which calls reader to action
Ending sentence
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Tries to convince readers to take a certain opinion or to perform a certain action. Used to influence or persuade others.
PERSUASION