Reading and Writing

Question 1

This goes beyond extracting from a text; rather, it involves recognizing the writer’s purpose, identifying the toneand persuasive elements and recognizing biases.

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Critical Reading

Question 2

Six ways to evaluate a text

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Thesis, Purpose, Structure, Intended audience, contexts, genre

Question 3

This Establishes a framework for evaluating sources of information.

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Guide Questions

Question 4

Give three guide questions to analyze a text

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1.) What is the writer’s perspective? Does he/she write from an outsider’s or insider’s perspective?

2.) What relevant information is excluded in the text?

3.) Do you agree with the writer?

Question 5

Give three guide questions to analyze a text (different )

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1.) How would you describe the tone of the writer?

2._) Does the text challenge your own values and beliefs?

3.) Does the text contain falacies

Question 6

Refers to a work whose meaning is shaped by referencing or calling to mind other texts, literary influences, and sources.

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Intertext

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External links embedded in a text by the writer. With this, the reader can read a text in a non-linear way because they are led to other references.

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Hypertext

Question 8

Hyper or inter? Snow, Glass, Apples is a short story by Neil Gaiman. This piece tells the story of Snow White from the point of view of her stepmother, who was trying to save the kingdom from her bloodthirsty stepdaughter.

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Intertext

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Hyper or inter? Wicked by Gregory McGuire revolves around the story of Wicked Witch of the West from Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz and reimagines her as misunderstood protagonist, Elphaba.

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Intertext

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Hyper or inter? Fast City by Don Bosco is an interactive narrative which presents a set of conflicts and psychological landscapes placed within technology-obsessed urban space.

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Hypertext

Question 11

Is an argument about a quantifiable topic. It must be backed by sufficient, accurate and recent evidence.

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Claim of fact

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asserts a stand regarding a debatable topic.

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Claim of fact

Question 13

This type of claim states the main argument and defines vague and controversial terms. It is supported by factual information such as statistics, testimony, and observation.

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Claim of fact

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Argues whether something is good or bad. It is based on judgment and evaluation on a philosophical, aesthetic, or moral standpoint. However, note that it is not merely a statement of subjective judgment; a claim of value is also assessed based on accurate information.

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Claim of value

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Is an argument which asserts the implementation of a certain policy. This is driven by the need to present a solution to problems that have arisen; sometimes it is given as a response to claim of fact. It generally states the solutions and plans that are procedural and organized. A claim of policy also incorporates judgment coupled with supporting information.

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Claim of Policy

Question 16

-Statements formed as you reason out your own beliefs according to your own set of criteria through critical reading,

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Evaluative Statements

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-Involves the process of gathering valid proofs or evidence to defend your choice to believe or not to believe a claim presented in a text

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Evaluative Statements

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Steps to formulate an effective evaluative statements

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Formulate assertions about the content and properties of a text read.

Formulate meaningful counterclaims in response to claims made in the text read.

Question 19

are statements declared to express someone’s side or belief on a certain idea and are backed up by evidence to be more solid.

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Assertions

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may state truths or opinions and are typically made to express reader’s personal understanding of the text read.

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Assertions

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Difference between assertions and claims?

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claim is what an author says about a certain topic and can be found in the text itself. Claims make up the majority of the meaning of the thesis and its supporting points.
(Ex: Mango is the best fruit as it contains large amounts of vitamins and nutrition.)

An assertion, on the other hand, is what you understand from the text.
(Ex: The author believes that mango is the best fruit, as seen in the thesis statement)

Question 22

4 types of assertions

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Fact
Convention
Opinion
Preference

Question 23

a type of assertion that can easily be verified through various sources such as direct experience, testimonies of witnesses, verified observations, and results of research.

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Fact

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How is fact different from claims of fact?

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Fcat can never be disproven while claim of fact can be disproven.

Question 25

a type of assertion that is socially accepted at a certain place during a certain period. This depends on the existing law, rules, usage, customs and traditions and norms.

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Convention

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Why type of assertion is this?To show respect to the elderly, Filipinos hold the hand of the elderly and press their forehead on it while saying “Mano po.”

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Convention

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What type of assertion is this?
Japan has the third largest economy in the world. How do we know this is true?
The largest country in Western Europe is France.

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Fact

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a type of assertion that has facts about opinions as its foundation. It is commonly open to arguments since it is harder to verify as compared to facts.
Example:

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Opinion

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What type of assertion is this? It is not that fun anymore in the Philippines due to recent increase in crime rate.

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Opinion
(How to measure fun?)

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What type of assertion is this? There is no better place to spend your vacation at than Philippines.

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Preference

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is a type of assertion that is subjective in nature. It is entirely based on the choice of a certain person or a group of people; this comparison is what sets it apart from opinions.

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Preference

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are claims made to offset or oppose the claims presented in a text. This is supported by evidence to be solid enough to disprove or rebut the claims presented by the writer.

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Counterclaims

Question 31

refers to a word or a phrase that serves the purpose of minimizing the negative impact of a criticism stated in a counterclaim.

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Hedges

Question 32

Make a counterclaim for this: Cows are sacred in our country of India, as they are descendents of Aditi, the mother of all Gods.

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There is no scientific basis for cows to be revered on the scale that they are in India.

Question 33

is a set of information that is true and serves as grounds for belief to prove something. It comes from valid and reliable sources or references and validates assertions and counterclaims.

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Textual Evidence

Question 34

Textual Evidence must NOT be…
A.) specific as possible to be convincing and credible,
B.) unified to establish continuity in ideas,
C.) show statistical data to strengthen the credibility of the claims presented.
D.) a mosaic of information from various arbitrarily chosen sources.

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D.

Question 35

These are data that present numbers to prove a point.

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Statistical Evidence

Question 36

These data present authorized and professional testimonies about a certain topic from the people who are experts on the related field of subject.

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Testimonial Evidence

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These are data that present a person’s experience of observation.

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Anecdotal Evidence

Question 38

These are data that present a comparison of two different things to prove a certain point.

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Analogical Evidence

Question 39

Involves assessing;
Credibility and accuracy, strengths and weaknesses, reliability of sources and overall effectiveness of the message.

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Evaluation

Question 40

Readers uses logical thinking and analysis to understand the argument, assumptions, detected fallacies and draw sound conclusions.

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Reasoning

Question 41

Making judgement about the quality and significance of the information and assess the validity of claims and the overall value of the content.

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Evaluative Judgement

Question 42

Readers must locate and analyze specific passage, data or quotes in the text to support interpretations, arguments and critiques.

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Determining Textual Evidence