Analysing Texts Flashcards
(20 cards)
This refers to the technique that involves quickly reading through material to grasp its main ideas
Skimming
This is a process that involves dissecting a text’s concepts and structure to enhance understanding
Analysing
This method involves quick reding to pinpoiny specific details or information
Scanning
This term describes the practice of supporting a claim by incorporating facts, examples, or references
Using evidence
This is writing personal evaluation or thoughts on something one has read or observed
Responding personally
This is the analytical approach used for deep understanding and interpretation of a text
Close reading
This refers to the process of locating pertinent information in a text
Finding
This pertains to uncoveting or determining the meaning of a text
Interpreting
This is the process of using prior knowledge, asking questions, and making inferences while reading
Engaging with a text
This is repeating someone else’s words with the use of speech marks.
Quoting
This refers to forming a judgment about the content or quality of a text with the goal of sharing
Evaluating
This skill involves the detailed study of a subject, often to uncover new information or insights
Research
This skill uses clues from a text to anticipate future events or behaviors
Predicting
This means choosing texts that are suitable for a particular purpose
Selecting
This is expressing ideas in a way that is easily understood, without any confusion
Clarity
Verbs that indicate the possibility, obligation, or certainty of an action or state
Modal
This refers to specialised or technical lexis that is closely targeted to a core interest
Jargon
It is a question which does not require a response but makes the reader think
Rhetorical question
It is a written account of a person’s life in their own words
Autobiography
This refers to a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style
Blog
