PROPERTIES OF A WELL-WRITTEN TEXT Flashcards
is defined as any written material, such as an article, essay, book, or news report.
text
What are the properties of a well-written text?
text organization, cohesion and
coherence, proper language use, and correct mechanics
→ arrangements of ideas etc. within a text
organization
→ framework of a text’s beginning, middle, and end
→ heavily depends on the text’s genre
text structure
3 major parts of text structure
→ intro
→body
→ conclusion
→ focuses on (macro) structure of the essay
→ overall sense of unity
→ must ensure that the reader ‘s attention stays on the main points
Coherence
→ connection of ideas at the sentence and paragraph levels (more specific)
→ uses cohesive devices, certain words or phrases to connect two statements tgt
cohesion
arrangement according to?
chronological
spatial - according to geographical location, such as left-to-right, up- to-down, etc.
emphatic - arranged to emphasize depending on the author’s purpose
words that give readers an idea of how the points in your paragraph are progressive
Signal Devices
Words that connect one idea to
another, in order for our ideas to flow smoothly.
transition
→ time
→ illustration
→ conclusion
→ sequence
→ comparison
→ contrast
→ space
→ cause & effect
transition
→ all about choosing the right words that accurately capture your ideas
→ avoid too informal, unsophisticated, and vague
language use
→ conventions that have to be considered in writing to prevent confusion
mechanics
→ consistently using one standard about the spelling of words
spelling
→ system of symbols, such as the comma, period, quotation marks, etc.
punctuation
→ consistently using one standard for the capitalization of words
capitalization
