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