Text as Connected Discourse
The process of making a visual representation of language
Writing
A group or individual creative technique to find a solution to a problem through generating a list of ideas spontaneously
Brainstorming
Identify the four patterns of development in writing and identify their uses.
Narration
Description
Cause and Effect
Exemplification
Formal Writing #1:
I don't see anything wrong with having platonic relationships with people. Actually, it's more worth pursuing.
Proper Mechanics
The population of endangered species has declined by 60% in the last 50 years.
Claim of fact
Can reading help us learn new words and language right away? Why?
No (Palupitan ng explanation)
A visual representation to show relationships between concepts
Graphic organizer
She stepped down from the carretela of Ca Celin with a quick, delicate grace. She was lovely. She was tall. She looked up to my brother with a smile, and her forehead was on a level with his mouth.
(How my brother Leon brought home a wife by Manuel Arguilla)
Descriptive
Let us sign up for the Comission on Human Rights Webinar
Proper Mechanics
The legal driving age needs to be raised to 18 to decrease the number of teenage accidents.
Justify.
Claim of policy
Why muna? :P
What is a text?
A written or printed work.
A text is ANYTHING that conveys meaning to the person examining it (linear, non-linear)
What are the 5 techniques under brainstorming (List and explain the features)
- Idea listing
- Idea mapping
- Cubing
- Free writing
- Research
A chemical compound is any substance composed of identical molecules consisting of atoms of two or more chemical elements. One example is the H2O which is a chemical substance made up of two hydrogen atoms and a one oxygen atom that exists in several forms.
Exemplification
Be careful that you do not overemphasise the constraints. Overemphasising the constraints could undermine the reliability and validity of their consequences. Overemphasising the constraints could undermine the character as an experimenter.
Cohesion (no cohesive devices)
Honesty is the most important virtue in personal relationships.
Claim of value
What are the three properties of reading?
Word recognition, comprehension, fluency
Differentiate brainstorming and graphic organizers
Brainstorming - includes listing that gives the writers freedom to write thoughts
Graphic organizers - structure ideas through the use of visual representations
Jacob knew better. Isaac despaired, sure, but only because he was envious. Jacob knew that Isaac wanted what he believed Addie had found: a way out of this place.
(A Bottle Full of Storm Clouds by Eliza Victoria)
Cause and effect
Everything indeed happens for a reason. But this is for the better. I feel awful. I was the one who cannot stay true to my words. Hearing that, he left. I said I have goals to reach, yet I said I would never leave.
Organization
Smoking cigarettes increases the risk of lung cancer by 20 times compared to non-smokers.
Claim of fact
Explain the difference between texts and discourse
Texts have a central topic and is represented visually
Discourse is an expression of ideas (mainly used in spoken form)
Use an appropriate graphic organizer to show the family history of Greek god, Zeus.
Zeus is the child of Cronus and Rhea, the youngest of his siblings to be born. His siblings were Hestia, Demeter, Poseidon, Hades, and Hera. In most traditions, he is married to Hera, by whom he is usually said to have fathered Ares, Eileithyia, Hebe, and Hephaestus.
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The old people had ordered that the dancing should stop at ten o’clock but it was almost midnight before the carriages came lining up to the front door, the servants running to and fro with torches to light the departing guests, while the girls who were staying were promptly herded upstairs to the bedrooms, the young men gathering around to wish them a good night and lamenting their ascent with mock signs and moanings....
(May Day Eve by Nick Joaquin)
Narration
My cat is an orange tabby. Sushi is my favorite food. I associate orange with happiness. His name is Cheeken because he looks like a fried chicken when he was young. I admit it was my fault.
Coherence.
Family bonds are crucial for individual well-being and social stability.
What type of claim is this? (+ Bonus question after)
How can I make this a stronger claim/claim of fact?
(Answer to claim 500 pts)