READING AND WRITING EXAM 1 Flashcards

1
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defined as a cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning from a text.

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Reading

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2
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Pre-reading strategies

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Previewing, Skimming & Scanning, Recalling Background Knowledge

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3
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looking at readily visible parts of the text

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Previewing

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4
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the text means you “Look
for the main points of the reading”
and “Identify the ideas that develop
it”.

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Skimming

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5
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connecting new information to your prior knowledge

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Recalling Background Knowledge

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6
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the reading means
looking for specific information.

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Scanning

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7
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Most common types of context

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Synonyms, Antonyms, Examples, Explanations, Situations

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7
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During Reading Strategies

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Using context clues, Using connotations and denotation

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7
Q

in which a word is
used can also be helpful in
determining the meaning of the
word. The meaning of a word
may change depending on its
context or how and where it is
used.

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Situations

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8
Q

words/phrase/sentences that surround a unfamiliar word
help you recognize the
meaning of an unknown word because
the text gives you information about it.

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Context clues

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8
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Used when the text has words or
phrases that are similar in meaning to
the unknown word.
may be signaled by the
following words: “like” or “as”

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Synonyms

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8
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  • A word that reveals the opposite
    meaning in relation to the unknown
    word.
    When you see words like “although,”
    “but,” “despite,” “in contrast,”
    “unlike”, “however,” “even though,”
    “on the contrary,” and “conversely”
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Antonyms

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9
Q

Terms like “is,”
“means,” “is defined as,” and “refers
to” are used with

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Definition

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10
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may be given as clues to
describe an unknown term. When
phrases like “because” or “that is”
follow a word

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Explanation

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10
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Critical Reading Strategies

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Keeping a Reading Journal, Annotating the text, Outlining the text, Summarizing the text, Questioning the text,

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11
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writing your feelings/ideas in reaction to the text

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Keeping a Reading Journal

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12
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making notes on your copy of the
reading

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Annotating the text

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13
Q

By locating the thesis statement,
claims, and evidence, and then
plotting these into an outline, you
can see how the writer structures,
sequences and connects his or her
ideas.

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Outlining the text

14
Q

getting the main points of the message and
important supporting details.

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Summarizing the text

15
Q

asking specific questions on points that you
are skeptical about

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Questioning the text

16
Q

ideas that are suggested

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Implicit

16
Q

is a conclusion
that you make based on explicit
information and your reasoning and
background information.

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Inference

16
Q

information that is clearly stated

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explicit

17
Q

prove in the
text by providing details, explanations, and
other types of evidence

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Claims

17
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Claims that are only factual or based on opinion, thus, are not debatable

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A claim should be argumentative and debatable.

18
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If the claim is unfocused, the
paper will be too broad in scope and will lack direction and a clear
connection to the support provided.

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A claim should be specific and focused.

19
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It should hook the reader,
who may or may not agree with you, to encourage them to consider
your perspective and learn something new from you

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A claim should be interesting and engaging

20
Q

state a quantifiable
assertion or a measurable topic. They
assert that something has existed, exists,
or will exist based on the data. The rely
on reliable sources or systematic
procedures to be validated; this is what
makes them different from inferences.

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Claim of Fact

21
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It should result from reasonable weighing of
the support provided.

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A claim should be logical.

22
Q

assert something that can be qualified.
They consist of arguments about
moral, philosopical, or aesthetic
topics

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Claim of Value

23
Q

posit that specific actions should be chosen as solutions to a particular problem. You can easily identify a claim of ____ because they begin with
“should”, “ought to”, or “must.”

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Claim of Policy

23
Q

the speaker’s exact words
are used to express the
speaker’s speech.

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Direct speech

23
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Third Person

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Indirect speech

24
Q

Patterns of Development

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Narration, Description, Definition, Exemplification, Comparison and Contrast, Cause and Effect, Problem-Solution, Persuasion

24
Q

reporting a speaker’s
words

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Narration

25
Q

helps the
reader visualize the person,
place, thing, or situation being
described.

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Description

26
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A statement of the exact
meaning of a word,
especially in a dictionary.

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Definition

27
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using
examples to explain,
convince, or amuse.

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Exemplification

28
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Similarities and differences of 2 or more things

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Comparison and Contrast

29
Q

reason that things happen in the text

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Cause

30
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Consequences of events

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Effect

31
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Identifying a problem and proposing 1 or more solutions

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Problem-Solution

32
Q

any written work that tries to convince the
reader of the writer’s opinion

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Persuasion