Vocabulary
Weak Link
Structural Patterns
Criteria
100
A writer's most important point, opinion, or message.
What is main idea?
100
An oversimplified, inaccurate generalization of a group.
What is a stereotype?
100
When more important information precedes less important information.
What is order of importance?
100
All the elements of the expository text are sensible and correct.
What is logic?
200
To analyze and judge.
What is to critique?
200
Reasoning that is not logical or that is false or flawed.
What is faulty reasoning?
200
When steps or events are presented in the order they occur.
What is chronological order?
200
All the elements of the expository text are arranged to contribute to the whole.
What is unity?
300
A writer's attitude toward his or her subject.
What is tone?
300
Vague or, unreliable reasons, including unsupported opinions.
What is inadequate support?
300
When a proposal is supported by evidence such as facts, statistics, and quotations.
What is proposition and support?
300
All the elements of the expository text are connected and in agreement with one another.
What is internal consistency?
400
Texts that explain.
What is expository text?
400
The tendency to favor one person, group, or issue over another.
What is bias?
400
Information is arranged by similarities and differences.
What is comparison and contrast?
400
All the elements of the expository text hold together in an orderly fashion.
What is coherence?
500
The way a text is organized.
What is a structural pattern?
500
Support that has nothing to do with the main topic.
What is irrelevant information?
500
Information is sorted into groups. All the items in a group are related.
What is classification?
500
The format of the expository text---the way it presents information.
What is structural pattern?
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