Week 1-3 Flashcards
It analyzes language and communication as social phenomena.
Discourse
It is a useful tool when it comes to sequencing or putting details and information into some kind of logical manner, usually chronological.
narration
What are the 8 patterns of development in writing
narration
description
definition
comparison and contrast
classification
cause and effect
persuasion
problem solution
it is heavily based on sensory details.
it’s used to recreate, invent or visually present things.
description
It is when you are defining something.
It is categorized into 2 namely denotation and connotation.
definition
It refers to the literal meaning found in the dictionary.
Denotation
It is your own meaning/definition of a word.
Connotation
focuses on the similarities and differences between two things.
comparison and contrast.
it focuses on the similarities. signal: similarly, in like manner, in the same way.
comparison
focuses on the differences. signal words: on the contrary, the opposite, compared to.
contrast
classifying things into their parts/kinds of categories.
signal words: a part of, a kind of, a type of
classification
relationship between two things.
cue words: cause of, because of.
cause and effect.
convincing others to believe, think or do as you.
persuasion
identifying problems and proposing more solutions
problem and solution
What is the purpose of a discourse?
to persuade
to inform
to entertain
Consists of 3-5 sentences
Distinct section of writing covering one topic
paragraph
Basic structure of a paragraph
Intro
Body
Conclusion
This is the beginning of a paragraph, the thesis statement or the topic/main idea.
Introduction
this is the middle part of the paragraph wherein it has the supporting details which explains the main idea.
body
this is the end part of a paragraph. it is the summation of the whole paragraph.
Conclusion
give the 13 paragraph arrangements
chronological order
definition order
order of importance
spatial order
classification
process
cause and effect
comparison and contrast
listing
clarification
summary
example
addition
what are the 4 properties of a well written text
Organization
Coherence and Cohesion
Language use
Mechanics
It is the arrangement of sentences in a logical manner.
It is organized accurately with info, details and facts.
organization
Connection of ideas and connection between sentences and paragraph.
Coherence and Cohesion
connection of ideas to the main idea
coherence
relationship of sentence in the given paragraph
cohesion
acceptable writing style (word choice, sentence structure, and paragraph structure)
language use
2 types of language
formal and informal
Language use should be (5) :
specific
concise
familiar
appropriate
correct
includes spelling, capitalization, punctuation and word order.
Mechanics
defines what the author wants you to do, think or believe by the time you finish reading.
claim
3 characteristics of a good claim
debatable
concise and specific
engaging and interesting
3 types of claim
claim of fact
claim of value
claim of policy
it asserts that something quantifiable has existed, is existing, will exist.
guide q’s: did it happen? does it exist?
claims of fact
judgement of a person of what is good or bad.
it expresses approval or disapproval about something.
claims of value
claims of ____ are specific statements on procedures, rules or law that need to impose.
certain conditions should exist, or that something should or should not.
claims of policy
interconnectedness between texts
intertextuality
it is accompanied by hyperlinks—- through images, vids etc
hypertext
