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POINT OF VIEW Flashcards

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A story’s point of view relies on who is telling the narrative.

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POINT OF VIEW

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three major kinds of points of view:

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the first person, second person, and third person

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the
narrator’s feelings and thoughts are shared

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FIRST PERSON

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One of the characters is telling the story and
uses “__, __, __, ____” in his or her speech.

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“I, my, me, mine”

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Four
common
types of
narrator

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The Protagonist, The Secondary Character, The Observer, and The Unreliable Narrator.

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They are the main
character of the story.

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The Protagonist

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can relate their experiences within the context of the
story as they are usually related to the main character

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The Secondary Character

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merely witnesses the story and has limited to
no participation in its
events.

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The observer

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9
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can be a characteristic of the three prior narrators

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The Unreliable Narrator.

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can relate their experiences within the context of the
the story as they are usually related to the main character

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The Secondary Character

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The author tells the story by using the pronouns
“you” and “your.

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Second Person

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Secondary Person The author tells the story by using the pronouns
“__” and “___”.

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you and your

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This viewpoint is rarely used by authors, but using
it may imply that the author is posing a challenge
to the readers by almost making them part of the
story by the way the story is told.

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SECOND PERSON

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14
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Bright Lights, Big City by ??

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Jay McInerney

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15
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character in the story and
is only an outsider telling the story from his
viewpoint

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Third Person

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16
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all knowing) and know everything about all the
characters in a story

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omniscient

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meaning the knowledge of the author is only
limited to one character

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limited omniscient

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18
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(Omniscient) Pride and Prejudice by

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Jane Austen

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(Limited Omniscient) Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer’s Stone by

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J.K. Rowling

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20
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(also known as
quotes or inverted commas)

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QUOTATION MARKS

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21
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are used to indicate direct speech and quotations

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QUOTATION MARKS

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22
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There are two types of quotation
marks:

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‘single’ and “double.”

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23
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US English

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single quotation mark

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UK English

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double quotation marks

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25
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when
reporting direct speech or when
drawing attention to a word

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double quotation marks

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26
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are sometimes used when drawing attention to a word, such as

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single quotation mark

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27
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CORRESPONDENCE:

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FORMAL LETTER, EMAILS, INTERVIEW AND SURVEY

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28
Q

easiest means to communicate
with a person, even in the context of research.

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Email

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29
Q

is a face-to-face interaction with a resource person, which makes it an effective
strategy to get accurate information.

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INTERVIEW

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30
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another way of collecting information from people connected with your topic.

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survey

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31
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indicates a smaller break. Some
writers think of a comma as a soft pause.

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comma

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32
Q

___ and ___ are the most frequently
used punctuation marks

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comma and periods

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33
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used to separate two complete sentences that are significantly connected to one another.

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SEMI-COLON

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may also substitute for a
comma and a conjunction at the same
time in certain cases

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Semicolon

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35
Q

one of the three ways in which writers
incorporate other people’s ideas drawn
from primary or secondary sources into a
research report

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QUOTING

36
Q

________ is one way to effectively introduce quotations.

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introductory tag

37
Q

identical or exactly the same

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quoting

38
Q

are necessary
when paraphrasing or summarizing so as not to alter the intent,

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Direct quotation

39
Q

shorter than the
original passage

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paraphrase

40
Q

one of the three ways in which writers
incorporate other people’s ideas drawn
from primary or secondary sources into a
research report

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quoting

41
Q

one way to effectively introduce quotations

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introductory tag

42
Q

this also known as “signal phase”

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introductory tag

43
Q

rewriting an excerpt or a passage lifted
from an original material into your own words
while maintaining the original idea of the
material and attributing the source

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paraphrasing

44
Q

shorter than the original passage

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paraphrase

45
Q

is using a
particular idea that you took
from another author and putting
it in your own words.

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paraphrasig

46
Q

is using the exact
words of another author

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quoting

47
Q

when Niccolo Machiavelli is born?

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born in 1469

48
Q

was a renowned philosopher,
historian, and statesman during
the Renaissance in Italy.

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Niccolo Machiavelli

49
Q

was a renowned philosopher,
historian, and statesman during
the Renaissance in _____

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Italy

50
Q

He is perhaps most remembered for
writing the political treatise The Prince,

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Niccolo Machiavelli

51
Q

He is perhaps most remembered for
writing the political treatise The Prince,

A
52
Q

along with Discourses on
_____, and the comedy The
_____

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Livy and Mandrake

53
Q

He was best known for
writing The Prince, a
handbook for unscrupulous
politicians that inspired the
term “Machiavellian” and
established its author as the
“father of modern political
theory.
“

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Niccolo Machiavelli

54
Q

He was a diplomat for ___ in ___ Florentine Republic during the ___ family’s exile

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14years in Italy’s
Medici family’s exile

55
Q

When the __ family returned to
power in ___, Machiavelli was dismissed and briefly
jailed

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medici family in 1512

56
Q

Take the character of Iago from _______ ______,

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from Shakespeare’s Othello,

57
Q

In this age where modern technology
continues to develop,

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media sources

58
Q

groups that communicate information and
news to people.

A

media

59
Q

the communication tools or channels used
to store information or data

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MEDIA SOURCES

60
Q

two types of media sources :

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AUDIO and VIDEO

61
Q

you may also use personal recordings of
broadcasts using appropriate gadgets.

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AUDIO

62
Q

one of the most commonly used materials in
research.

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ONLINE SOURCES

63
Q

Below are common video materials:

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Films
* TV documentaries
* Captured interviews
* TV broadcasts

64
Q

ONLINE SOURCES :

A

EBOOKS
WEBSITES
WIKIPEDIA
ONLINE
JOURNALS
FORUMS
PODCASTS
YOUTUBE
SOCIAL NETWORKS

65
Q

is a publication in
digital form. This means that the text and
images are readable on computers, tablets,
smartphones, and other electronic devices.

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EBOOKS

66
Q

These are the most accessible online
sources with a wide range of information.

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WEBSITES

67
Q

is a list of references. You may simply find these sources and use them if they are credible and accurate

A

Wikipedia

68
Q

Databases such as Directory of Open
Access Journals (DOAJ), Ebook Business
Collection (EBSCO), and JSTOR provide
access to credible and academic
journals and magazines

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Online Journals

69
Q

interactive discussions
done through the Internet.

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FORUMS

70
Q

These are audio and video materials
uploaded online, and they can be
downloaded once you subscribe to them.

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PODCASTS

71
Q

is one of the most famous video
hosting sites on the Internet.

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YouTube

72
Q

interaction among users leads to posts and
notes that are relevant to an idea.

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Social Networks

73
Q

FINDING CREDIBLE ONLINE SOURCES :

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REPUTABLE ORGANIZATION, RESPECTED AUTHORS, COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY,
ERROR-FREE ARTICLES, UPDATED INFORMATION, AND EDUCATED COMMENTS

74
Q

are credible sources of information

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REPUTABLE ORGANIZATION

75
Q

check the background of the writer of an article in order to know the reliability of the information

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RESPECTED AUTHORS

76
Q

a credible material should have a reference list of other credible materials as well.

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COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY

77
Q

Never disregard a such error since they reveal whether a website/page

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ERROR-FREE ARTICLES

78
Q

You also want to make sure that you are getting the most recent an updated information

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UPDATED INFORMATION

79
Q

You will know if people are engaging in a healthy exchange of ideas.

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EDUCATED COMMENTS

80
Q

TWO IDEAS
CONNECTED

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compound

81
Q

WORDS THAT DESCRIBE AN ACTION OR A NOUN.

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adjectives

82
Q

an adjective that contains two or more words.

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compound adjective

83
Q

In general we put a hyphen
between two or more words
(before a noun) when we want them
to act as a single idea (adjective)
that describes something

A

compound adjective

83
Q

Compound adjectives containing adverbs that end in -__ do not usually require a hyphen:

A

ly

83
Q

In general we put a hyphen
between two or more words
(before a noun) when we want them
to act as a single idea (adjective)
that describes something

A

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