rnt strategies pt2 Flashcards
Came from the root word, narrates. It originated from the Latin word “narrare” which means related or told
Narration
This latin word means “related” or “told”
narrare
It gives a written account of an event or story, or simply storytelling. The sequence of events is told in chronological order.
Narration
It usually contains the following: who, what, where, when, why
Narration
Must have “vivid” description of details, a consistent point of view and verb tense, and a well-defined point or significance
Narrative
At the end of writing it, it must send a clear message to its readers through the story
Narration
According to him, a narrative must have “vivid” description of details
Tiongson, 2016
Simply tells what happened and establishes facts. It is sharing of personal experiences that offer lessons and insights. It is more than just a chronological sequence of events that happen to the different characters. It also contains elements of drama and tension.
Narrative paragraph
The most common type of paragraph development
Narration
Elements of Narration
Setting, characters, plot, point of view
It is the time and location in which a story takes place
setting
the life-giving element of the story
characters
it is the logical series of events in the story
plot
Five essential parts of the plot
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement
It is the part of the story where the characters and the settings are revealed
Exposition
It is where the events in the story become complicated and the conflict in the story is exposed
Rising action
this is the highest point of interest and the turning point of the story
climax
the events and complications begin to resolve themselves
falling action
the final resolution of the plot in the story
denouement
It is the perspective of the writer in narrating the story
Point of view
Three types of POV
first, second, third
Gives information of what a person, an object, a place or a situation is like
Description
It appeals to the readers’ senses
Description
Has concrete and specific details, which are carefully chosen by a writer to paint a picture in the mind of the reader
Descriptive paragraph
Emphasizes a reader’s ability to paint vivid pictures using words on a reader’s mind. This relies on the writer’s ability to appeal to his/her five senses.
Descriptive writing
5 senses
touch, sight, hearing, smell, taste
According to him, there are two types of description
Dagdag
Is a factual description of the topic at hand. this relies its information on physical aspects and appeals to those who crave for facts
Objective description
allows the writer to explore ways to describe an emotion, an event, a thing, a place or person, appealing to emotions. often, this is an artistic way of describing things, mostly from the eye and perspective of the writer
subjective description
Explains a concept, term or subject. Its main purpose is to tell what something is
Definition
It consists of three parts: the term to be defined, the general class to which it belongs, the characteristics that differentiate it from the other members of its class
Definition
Explains what a term means. When you want your readers to know exactly how you are using a certain term or an unfamiliar concept, you use this
Definition
Main constituent of any dictionary.
Definition
Different types of definition
Formal, informal, definition paragraph
The definitions provided in dictionaries
Formal definition
Can be classified as: operational, synonyms, connotations
Informal definition
Gives the meaning of an abstract for one particular time and place
Operational definition
Exact meaning of the word
Denotation
Is an idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or things
connotation
It is a definition sentence which is extended into a paragraph by adding meanings, desc…
Definition paragraph
Group items into categories, to establish a clear distinction
Classification
If the topic encompasses a large body of information, one effective way of elaborating it is through?
Classifying
Tells how two things are similar
Comparison
Tells how they are different
Contrast
A paragraph developed by this has a unifying idea or purpose of attempting to weight decisions between two ideas or subjects
Comparison and Contrast
Must be balanced in such a way that there is an equal amount of information for each subject to avoid bias
Comparison and contrast
Two ways in writing a comparison and contrast paragraph
subject-by-subject method, point-by-point arrangement
you present all of the facts and supporting details about one topic and then you give all the facts and supporting details about the other topic
subject-by-subject method
you discuss each point for both subjects before giving on the next point
point-by-point arrangement
It is what makes a particular thing happen
cause
Is what results from a particular situation, activity, or behavior
effect
Must not only raise the question why, but also answers to the satisfaction of the reader
casual analysis
Can form chains where one effect goes on to cause a second effect, which may then cause a third effect and so on
Effects
is a method for analyzing and writing about a topic by identifying a problem and proposing one or more solutions
problem-solution
As the term implies, presents and identifies a problem and proposes possible solution/s
problem-solution
According to him, you must present an argument or stand and support it with reliable evidence
Kemper et. al
According to him, topics for problem-solution essays are typically framed in the form of questions
Soles
Can provide answers to 5W and 1H (What, where, when, why, who, how)
Problem-solution
this type of essay has two parts: full explanation of the nature of the problem, followed by an analysis of solutions and their likelihood of success
Problem-solution
Nordquist suggested the following structure of a problem-solution paper. Name the structure
Introduction, problem paragraph, solution paragraph, conclusion
Must serve to capture the reader’s attention. This may contain the thesis statement
introduction
this paragraph/s will dwell on the elaboration of the problem
problem paragraph
present and describe a concrete solution to the problem
solution paragraph
conclude the essay with connection between the problem and its proposed solution
conclusion
Tries to convince the reader that a particular point of view is worth of consideration
Persuasive paragraph
Intends to convince readers to do or believe in something
Persuasive paragraph
It wants you to consider both sides of an issue but reveals a bias in favor of one side over another
persuasive paragraph
much like problem-solution, this seek to urge the readers to take a particular action
persuasion
Nordquist suggested the following structure of a persuasive essay
Give reasons, answer the opposition, draw conclusion
