purp com quiz 1 lesson 1 midterm Flashcards
is defined as an extended expression in speech or writing.
Discourse
as a discourse that gives information develops an idea, or provides an explanation.
exposition
is not to convince, although logical arguments and persuasion frequently use exposition as one of their techniques.
primary purpose of exposition
the primary purpose of exposition is merely to
explain and inform
It aims to explain and clarify things or topic, to analyze a situation, to define a tern or to give directions
EXPOSITION
is to give information about (or an explanation of) an issue, subject, method, or idea.
EXPOSITION
It can be done through illustration, classification process, process analysis, comparison and contrast, definition and cause-effect analysis.
EXPOSITION
(which is also called exemplification paragraph) uses examples to make an idea or generalization more specific and detailed.
Illustration paragraph
uses examples to highlight or explain his point.
Illustration paragraph
is the process of categorizing or arranging objects, ideas, or information into distinct groups based on shared characteristics or criteria
Classification
you group or categorize things based on their characteristics.
Classification
is one which shows either the similarities or the differences between two things; it answers the question
Compare and contrast paragraph
are atype of essaythat explores how an event or situation came into being (the cause) and what happens or transpires because of that event or situation (the effect).
Cause and effect essays
The purpose of these types of essays is to explore the “why” or “how” of a situation.
Cause and effect essays
Tips on how to write an exposition
Draft and decide for a topic sentence.
Develop the body of the paragraph
Write a concluding sentence.
- Draft and decide for a topic sentence.
the topic sentence should clearly tell your reader what you would like to explain.
It is the central thought of your paragraph and it determines the details and succeeding sentences. - Develop the body of the paragraph
be sure that all details contribute to the explanation of the topic sentence; transitional devices may be used in developing the paragraph. - Write a concluding sentence.
The concluding sentence maybe a restatement of the main idea, a summary of the paragraph and an evaluation of supporting details or explanation.
- Draft and decide for a topic sentence.
the topic sentence should clearly tell your reader what you would like to explain.
It is the central thought of your paragraph and it determines the details and succeeding sentences. - Develop the body of the paragraph
be sure that all details contribute to the explanation of the topic sentence; transitional devices may be used in developing the paragraph. - Write a concluding sentence.
The concluding sentence maybe a restatement of the main idea, a summary of the paragraph and an evaluation of supporting details or explanation.
2 major forms of exposition:
definition and presentation of procedure.
is the statement of meaning or significance of the word or term being defined
Definition
is the step-by-step statement or explanation of how things are done.
Presentation of procedure
Informal definition consists of one or more synonymous expression substituted for the unfamiliar term used; it follows a pattern:
Term/species = genus or classification+ difentia
Term or species is
genus or classification is
the word being defined
the group or class where the term belongs
states the distinctive characteristics of the term that makes it different form the rest of the class.
diffentia
10 Amplified definition or extended definition
Further explanation
Concrete examples
Comparison and contrast
Word derivation
Negative statement
Physical description
Analysis
Basis principle
Cause and effect
Location
It is the presentation of the sequence of events portrayed by characters who struggle on a particular conflict in the story.
NARRATION
It is a kind of discourse concerned with action, with events in time, with life in motion.
NARRATION
It answers the question “what happened “
NARRATION
It is a sequence of events historically true or false, fictional or non-fictional presented that the imagination grasps the action.
NARRATION
The intention is to present an event to the reader-what happened and how it happened.
NARRATION
The event itself may be grand or trivia; but whatever it is, the intention is to give the impression of movement in time, to give the sense of witnessing an action.
NARRATION
4 element of narration
character
setting
plot
conflict
is a person, o sometime even an animal, who takes part in the action of a short story or other literary work.
character
is the time and place in which it happens;
setting
is a series of events and character actions that relate to the central conflict.
plot
is a struggle between two people or things in a short story; the main character is usually on one side of the central conflict;
conflict
In narration, it is necessary to use transitions to show chronological order since narrative paragraphs involve sequence of events:
Later - meanwhile - the next day
Just - next - Immediately
Then - First, second… - during
Suddenly - last night - until
Before - at last - by evening
After - on Monday - while
At noon - in January
This form of discourse intends to make the reader vividly aware as possible of what the writer has perceived through his senses or his imagination.
DESCRIPTION
It aims to give the reader the “feel” of things described and the quality of a direct experience
DESCRIPTION
A person’s face, a sound of a voice, the smell or odor of an attic, etc.
DESCRIPTION
Words that are used to show or give description are adjectives.
DESCRIPTION
3 forms of discourse
exposition, narration, description
method of exposition
illustration, classification process, process analysis, comparison and contrast, definition and cause-effect analysis.
