huh Flashcards
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- is a series of sentences or a group of related sentences forming and
developing a unit of thought as a specific part of a composition.
Paragraph
- accounting for sequential order of events and chronology just like telling
the reader a story with elements namely: characters, setting, plot
Narration
used to explain the meaning, origin, and function of things.
Definition
explaining terms using the words with the same meaning.
Synonyms
when you put your topic in a broad category to explain your term.
Class
the writer first says something is not, and then says what it is.
Negation
a descriptive word that puts a picture of a person, place, or object in a
reader’s mind.
Description
defines something and place it in a group according to some basis.
Classification
similarities and differences of two things.
Compare and Contrast
First, talk about topic A, then talk about topic B; then
right back to topic A, and so on.
Point by Point Paragraph
– Only discuss one topic in a paragraph then in the
conclusion put what you are comparing or contrasting together.
Blocked Paragraph
Convinces the reader that your opinion on an issue or subject is right.
Persuasion
– Illustrates a problem and finds solutions to it.
Problem-Solution
identify the problem
Introduction
explain the problem clearly and accurately
Problem Paragraph
Offer a concrete solution to the problem
Solution Paragraph
Reemphasize the importance of the problem and the value of your
solution.
Conclusion
Explains the occurrence and reoccurrence of a certain problem.
Cause and Effect
“Many students have problems comprehending expository text because
they can’t see the basic structure of the text.”
Dymoch(2005)
arrangement of ideas in a text
- Achieved when these ideas are logically and accurately arranged.
Organization
– are texture cues that readers use to follow a text. They can signal
transition from one point to another, the ordering of events and concepts, or the writer’s
chosen text type.
Signal Words
– the framework of a text’s beginning, middle, and end.
Text Structure
also called the lead or the hook.
- It introduces the readers to the purpose of the writing by introducing
characters or the setting
Beginning
the organization of the middle of a piece of writing depends on the genre
Middle
