English Flashcards
are writing devices that serve to maintain text coherence
Grammatical signals
Patterns of organization show the relationships between supporting details in paragraphs, essays, and chapters.
Idea development
Four most common pattern of idea development/ patterns of organization
general to particular
claim and counterclaim
problem-solution
cause and effect
the method of explaining by starting with a broad (big idea) and following it with specific (small) ideas in support to the main idea
General to particular
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
Claim and counterclaim
a statement or declaration of belief, stance, or opinion.
Claim
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
Counterclaim