St. Martin's Vocabulary Flashcards
A tool used to guide readers through a piece of writing and include five basic kinds of signals: 1) thesis and forecasting, 2) paragraphing, 3) cohesive devices, 4) connective, and 5) headings and subheadings
Cues
A tool used to help readers find their way, especially in difficult and lengthy text, and has two different types: a thesis statement and a forecasting statement
Orienting statements
a tool often used to help readers understand what is being said about a subject, by operating as a cue by letting readers know which is the most important general idea among the riders many ideas and observations
Thesis statement
a part of a thesis statement which overviews the way a thesis will be developed
Forecast
a cue that uses an indentation to keep readers on track. it can also be used to arrange material to help readers see what is important and to signal when a sequence of related ideas begin and ends
Paragraph
a cueing strategy that lets readers know the focus of a paragraph in simple and direct terms
Topic sentence
a tool that guides readers, helping them follow your train of thought by connecting keywords and phrases throughout a passage; examples include pronoun reference, word repetition, synonyms, repetition as sentence structure, and collocation
Cohesive device
Using pronouns as noun substitute and serves as a connector between sentences or phrases
Pronoun reference
The device of repeating words and phrases to avoid confusion, it is especially helpful if a pronoun might confuse the reader
Word repetition
Words with identical or very similar meanings that can be used to connect important ideas
Synonym
A device occasionally used by writers to emphasize the connections among their ideas
Sentence structure repetition
The positioning of words together and expected ways around a particular topic that occurs quite naturally to writers and usually forms recognizable networks of meaning for readers
Collocation
Service as a bridge to connect one paragraph, sentence, clause, or word with another; identifies the kind of connection by indicating to readers how the item proceeding it relates to the one that follows it; they also help readers anticipate how the next sentence will affect the meaning of what they have just read; three basic groups: logical, temporal, and spatial
Connective
a connective relationship that shows logical connections within a paragraph by introducing another time in a series, an illustration or other specifications, a result or a cause, a restatement, a conclusion summary, an opposing point, a concession to an opposing view, or to resume the original line of reasoning after a concession
Logical relationships
a connective relationship that shows the sequence of progression in time but indicating frequency, duration, a particular time, the beginning, the middle, or the end and beyond
Temporal relationships
Connective relationships that orients readers to the objects in a scene by indicating closeness, distance, and direction
Spatial relationships
Brief phrases set off from the text in various Ways that can provide visible cues to readers about the content and organization of a text
Headings and subheadings
