Writing Flashcards
A form of communication that is read
Writing
It shapes the writing by asking who the writer is when composing the piece
Role
It shapes the writing through the consideration of the reader’s demography
Audience
Writing is shaped by?
Topic, Role, Purpose, Audience
It is a large unit of written language that expresses an idea. It is a group of ideas put into a central idea.
Text
It shapes the writing by asking why the writer is creating a piece
Purpose
What is discourse?
It is the extended-expression of thoughts or ideas (e.g. utterances, talk, speech, conversations, discussions, etc.)
It shapes the writing by answering the question,
“What is it about?”
Topic
It is the cognitive structure that serves as the framework for one’s knowledge on a specific topic
Schema
Schemas are also called ______________
Mental Shortcuts
Who was the developmental psychologist who first introduced the term “schema”?
Jean Piaget
It consists of past experiences and knowledge
Schemata
Piaget defines schemas as __________________
Basic units of knowledge
He developed the concept of schema. When?
Frederick Bartlett (1932)
It is an individual or group activity done to create a solution to a certain problem. In this process, the input of each individual involved are gathered and listed.
Brainstorming
What are the techniques in selecting and organizing information?
Brainstorming, Graphic Organizer, Topic Outline, Sentence Outline
It is a brainstorming strategy outlined in the book “Writing”. It is a strategy that applies 6 points of view to the issue.
Cubing
Strategies of Brainstorming
Cubing, Researching, Free Writing, Listing, Mapping/Clustering, Researching
It is also called mind mapping. It is a visual brainstorming technique.
Clustering
It makes it easier for the writer to classify their ideas and to communicate them to others. It is a communication tool.
Graphic Organizer
It only uses phrases wherein there are no sentences and verbs. Verbals may be used “-ings”. It provides a quick overview of the topics to be included in an essay.
Topic Outline
It is a brainstorming activity in which the writer writes anything they can about a topic, in continuous prose, hoping that one idea will lead to another
Free Writing
What are the 6 distinct views?
Describe It (How would you describe it), Compare It (Similar to/Different from), Associate It (Connected to), Analyze It (small parts to whole/break it down), Apply It (Who uses it), Argue for/against It ( Explain your position)
It is a brainstorming technique in which you make a list of ideas. It enables ideas to be generated quickly than with clustering as ideas are written in order
Listing
It is the act of looking for references from library or websites and make a list map of new ideas
Researching
It is characterized by background knowledge related to a reading passage
Content Schema
Cultural schema and _____________ influences reading comprehension
Personal Knowledge
It affects reader’s knowledge towards the language, orthography, conventions & rhetorical structures of different types of text. It involves orthography, syntax, cohesion & text structure. Knowing the format will help us understand the piece better.
Formal Schema
It includes spelling, hyphenation, capitalization, word breaks, emphasis, punctuation, and set of conventions for writing a language.
Orthography
Includes the decoding features a person needs in order to understand how words are organized and fit together in a sentence. It also includes knowledge of vocabulary, language and grammar, and idioms.
Linguistic Schema
