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Vocabulary
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What are the topic and main idea of a reading?
The topic and main idea are the subject of a reading and the author's main point about that subject.
100
What is a thesis statement and what goes in it?
The thesis of an essay is the author's main idea. In it, you should have the topic, your viewpoint, and the subtopics you want to discuss.
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What are examples of main idea signal phrases used in a lecture?
In the first half, ... In the second half, ... Today's lecture will focus on... This afternoon we'll look at...
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What are ways you can express your opinions in an academic discussion?
In my opinion From my perspective In my view
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What does the word ambiguous mean?
unclear
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How can identify an author's bias?
Bias is an author's strong feeling for or against something that makes them unobjective. You can identify bias in a reading by looking at descriptive language, direct criticism of the opposing point of view, adverbs like in fact, in reality, and indeed, and pronouns like we, us, and our.
200
What is coherence? How do you create coherence in your writing?
Coherence means creating flow in your writing; it means connecting your ideas so they are easy to follow. Coherence can be created through the use of keywords and their synonyms, pronouns, transition words, and logical order of ideas.
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What are examples of cues that a speaker may be focusing on a keyword in a lecture?
A speaker may pause, slow down, speak loudly, repeat it, spell it, define it.
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What are ways you can ask for clarification in an academic discussion?
You mean... Do you mean... Could you clarify what you mean?
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What does the word innovative mean?
Creative, using new ideas
300
What are steps in the active reading process? List and describe them.
1. Preview 2. Develop guide questions 3. Take notes while reading 4. Review notes and self-quiz 5. Summarize
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What are the three parts of an essay? Describe them in detail.
Introduction -background -thesis statement Body -topic sentence -details and support Conclusion -summarize main points -paraphrase the thesis -end with a final thought
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What are examples of cues that a speaker is mentioning topics and subtopics in a lecture?
Topics Today we're going to talk about... I want to focus first on ... Subtopics Then I plan to consider ... Specifically, we'll look at ...
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What are ways you can express respectful disagreement in an academic discussion?
I see what you're saying, but ... I see what you mean, but I think ... I'm sorry, but ...
300
What does the word inherent mean?
Inherent means being a basic part of something that cannot be removed.
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What is an author's intent? How can you determine what the intent is?
An author's intent is their purpose in writing: to entertain, to inform, to persuade. You can determine an author's intent by looking at the type of support used, the language (biased or neutral), and the publication type (blog, newspaper, textbook).
400
What is paraphrasing? How do you do it?
Paraphrasing means putting someone else's words into your own words. To do this, you should read the text, take notes, re-write the sentence in your own words, find synonyms, change the sentence structure, verb voice and word forms.
400
What are examples of signal words for emphasis used in lectures
To highlight what I've said so far ... I want to stress/emphasize that The fundamental/most important point is ... What I'm saying is...
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What are ways you can offer an example in an academic discussion?
In my experience, For example, For instance, To illustrate the point...
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What does alternative mean?
another option
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What is one type of support an author may use in argumentative or persuasive writing that is not often used in other types?
counterargument and refutation
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What is a summary? What goes in it?
A summary is a shortened version of a text such as an article or textbook entry, written in your own words. In a summary, you should have an introductory sentence with the title of the reading and the author's name, the topic, main idea, all the major details, connecting words, and a concluding sentence.
500
What are ways a speaker may express a numbered list?
There are five steps in the process... I'm going to present two techniques... I'm going to cover three types of learning styles
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What are ways you can get your group back on topic in an academic discussion?
I'd like to get back to ... We're getting a little off track ... Anyway, ...
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What does eliminate mean?
to get rid of completely