purp com quiz 1 lesson 1 midterm

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is defined as an extended expression in speech or writing.

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Discourse

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as a discourse that gives information develops an idea, or provides an explanation.

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exposition

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is not to convince, although logical arguments and persuasion frequently use exposition as one of their techniques.

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primary purpose of exposition

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the primary purpose of exposition is merely to

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explain and inform

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It aims to explain and clarify things or topic, to analyze a situation, to define a tern or to give directions

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EXPOSITION

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is to give information about (or an explanation of) an issue, subject, method, or idea.

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EXPOSITION

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It can be done through illustration, classification process, process analysis, comparison and contrast, definition and cause-effect analysis.

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EXPOSITION

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(which is also called exemplification paragraph) uses examples to make an idea or generalization more specific and detailed.

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Illustration paragraph

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uses examples to highlight or explain his point.

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Illustration paragraph

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is the process of categorizing or arranging objects, ideas, or information into distinct groups based on shared characteristics or criteria

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Classification

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you group or categorize things based on their characteristics.

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Classification

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is one which shows either the similarities or the differences between two things; it answers the question

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Compare and contrast paragraph

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are atype of essaythat explores how an event or situation came into being (the cause) and what happens or transpires because of that event or situation (the effect).

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Cause and effect essays

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The purpose of these types of essays is to explore the “why” or “how” of a situation.

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Cause and effect essays

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Tips on how to write an exposition

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Draft and decide for a topic sentence.

Develop the body of the paragraph

Write a concluding sentence.

Question 16

1. Draft and decide for a topic sentence.
   the topic sentence should clearly tell your reader what you would like to explain.
   It is the central thought of your paragraph and it determines the details and succeeding sentences.
2. Develop the body of the paragraph
   be sure that all details contribute to the explanation of the topic sentence; transitional devices may be used in developing the paragraph.
3. Write a concluding sentence.
   The concluding sentence maybe a restatement of the main idea, a summary of the paragraph and an evaluation of supporting details or explanation.

Answer 16

1. Draft and decide for a topic sentence.
   the topic sentence should clearly tell your reader what you would like to explain.
   It is the central thought of your paragraph and it determines the details and succeeding sentences.
2. Develop the body of the paragraph
   be sure that all details contribute to the explanation of the topic sentence; transitional devices may be used in developing the paragraph.
3. Write a concluding sentence.
   The concluding sentence maybe a restatement of the main idea, a summary of the paragraph and an evaluation of supporting details or explanation.

Question 17

2 major forms of exposition:

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definition and presentation of procedure.

Question 18

is the statement of meaning or significance of the word or term being defined

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Definition

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is the step-by-step statement or explanation of how things are done.

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Presentation of procedure

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Informal definition consists of one or more synonymous expression substituted for the unfamiliar term used; it follows a pattern:

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Term/species = genus or classification+ difentia

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Term or species is

genus or classification is

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the word being defined

the group or class where the term belongs

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states the distinctive characteristics of the term that makes it different form the rest of the class.

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diffentia

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10 Amplified definition or extended definition

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Further explanation
Concrete examples
Comparison and contrast
Word derivation
Negative statement
Physical description
Analysis
Basis principle
Cause and effect
Location

Question 24

It is the presentation of the sequence of events portrayed by characters who struggle on a particular conflict in the story.

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NARRATION

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It is a kind of discourse concerned with action, with events in time, with life in motion.

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NARRATION

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It answers the question “what happened “

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NARRATION

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It is a sequence of events historically true or false, fictional or non-fictional presented that the imagination grasps the action.

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NARRATION

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The intention is to present an event to the reader-what happened and how it happened.

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NARRATION

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The event itself may be grand or trivia; but whatever it is, the intention is to give the impression of movement in time, to give the sense of witnessing an action.

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NARRATION

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4 element of narration

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character setting plot conflict

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is a person, o sometime even an animal, who takes part in the action of a short story or other literary work.

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character

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is the time and place in which it happens;

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setting

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is a series of events and character actions that relate to the central conflict.

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plot

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is a struggle between two people or things in a short story; the main character is usually on one side of the central conflict;

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conflict

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In narration, it is necessary to use transitions to show chronological order since narrative paragraphs involve sequence of events:

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Later - meanwhile - the next day Just - next - Immediately Then - First, second… - during Suddenly - last night - until Before - at last - by evening After - on Monday - while At noon - in January

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This form of discourse intends to make the reader vividly aware as possible of what the writer has perceived through his senses or his imagination.

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DESCRIPTION

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It aims to give the reader the “feel” of things described and the quality of a direct experience

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DESCRIPTION

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A person’s face, a sound of a voice, the smell or odor of an attic, etc.

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DESCRIPTION

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Words that are used to show or give description are adjectives.

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DESCRIPTION

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3 forms of discourse

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exposition, narration, description

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method of exposition

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illustration, classification process, process analysis, comparison and contrast, definition and cause-effect analysis.