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Analysing Texts Flashcards

(20 cards)

1
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This refers to the technique that involves quickly reading through material to grasp its main ideas

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Skimming

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This is a process that involves dissecting a text’s concepts and structure to enhance understanding

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Analysing

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3
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This method involves quick reding to pinpoiny specific details or information

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Scanning

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This term describes the practice of supporting a claim by incorporating facts, examples, or references

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Using evidence

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5
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This is writing personal evaluation or thoughts on something one has read or observed

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Responding personally

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6
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This is the analytical approach used for deep understanding and interpretation of a text

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Close reading

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This refers to the process of locating pertinent information in a text

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Finding

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8
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This pertains to uncoveting or determining the meaning of a text

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Interpreting

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9
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This is the process of using prior knowledge, asking questions, and making inferences while reading

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Engaging with a text

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10
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This is repeating someone else’s words with the use of speech marks.

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Quoting

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This refers to forming a judgment about the content or quality of a text with the goal of sharing

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Evaluating

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This skill involves the detailed study of a subject, often to uncover new information or insights

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Research

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13
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This skill uses clues from a text to anticipate future events or behaviors

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Predicting

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14
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This means choosing texts that are suitable for a particular purpose

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Selecting

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This is expressing ideas in a way that is easily understood, without any confusion

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Clarity

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16
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Verbs that indicate the possibility, obligation, or certainty of an action or state

17
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This refers to specialised or technical lexis that is closely targeted to a core interest

18
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It is a question which does not require a response but makes the reader think

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Rhetorical question

19
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It is a written account of a person’s life in their own words

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Autobiography

20
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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