English Flashcards

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are writing devices that serve to maintain text coherence

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Grammatical signals

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2
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Patterns of organization show the relationships between supporting details in paragraphs, essays, and chapters.

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Idea development

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3
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Four most common pattern of idea development/ patterns of organization

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general to particular
claim and counterclaim
problem-solution
cause and effect

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4
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the method of explaining by starting with a broad (big idea) and following it with specific (small) ideas in support to the main idea

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General to particular

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5
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a method of developing a paragraph or a longer composition by stating (someone else’s) claim, by stating your (the writer’s) claim, and by following the counterclaim with reasons and evidences to support the said counterclaim

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Claim and counterclaim

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a statement or declaration of belief, stance, or opinion.

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Claim

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7
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opposite of a claim
an idea that opposes or is against a claim
a statement that provides data to explain why and how a claim is valid

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Counterclaim

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