Process and Levels
What are the first steps of the reading and writing process?
Pre-reading and pre-writing
It refers to the use of language to formally discuss a given topic and to effectively communicate ideas.
Discourse
What is the graphic organizer for?
Possible Answers:
To organize ideas, see relationships, and retain information through the use of visual representations, icons, and symbols
What is the property of a well-written text requires the language to be context-appropriate, concrete, concise, and gender-neutral?
Language use
Give at least 4 rhetorical patterns that we discussed
Possible Answers:
Narration, Description, Classification, Illustration, Exemplification, Cause and Effect, and Comparison and Contrast
What are the four reading processes?
1. Pre-reading
2. Reading
3. Rereading
4. Reflecting
Aside from language, what is the other aspect that one should consider in analyzing discourse?
Context
It refers to the process in which the writer collaborates with others to explore topics, develop ideas, and/or propose solutions to a problem.
Brainstorming
What error is committed in the example sentence below:
"Angelica, tell this man john adams spends the summer with his family".
-Take a Break, Hamilton
Capitalization
What words or language can be used to achieve a descriptive paragraph?
Possible Answers:
Adjectives or Imageries
Out of all the levels of reading, which level/s should one apply when provided with a poetic text?
Inferential and Evaluative
The excerpt is an example of what type of discourse?
“Psychologists tend to define happiness as a person’s subjective well-being. In other words, how people personally judge the quality of their own lives,” explains Heather Lyons, a licensed psychologist and owner of the Baltimore Therapy Group in Towson, Maryland.
Academic Discourse
It shows what information each section or paragraph will contain, and in what order.
Outline
What pattern of development is applied in the paragraph below:
"On the far right corner of my study table, there is a five-layer drawer with a faded Mickey Mouse as its design. On its right sat my sibling’s dusty pink dollhouse. A two-foot black electric fan is placed just beside the dollhouse. My functioning black laptop is located just next to it, in a vain effort to cool off the device. My phone enclosed in a blue protective case and a black fine-toothed comb are nearby. My unzipped gray laptop is leaning on a row of books like a rag doll."
Spatial Pattern
"Swans are a beautiful species of birds" is an example of what type of description?
Subjective description
"School and local government authorities will be required to monitor organizations' initiation rites to make sure no hazing is conducted."
What statement accurately concludes this sentence?
Statement A: Fraternities, sororities, and other similar organizations are not allowed to be established in schools.
Statement B: Hazing can be counted as a criminal act; therefore, it is not allowed.
STATEMENT B
Which of the following situations can literary discourse be best applicable?
a. Line throwing between two actors.
b. Two pantomimes performing their piece.
c. A gynecologist discussing important matters with the pregnant client.
d. A teacher discussing Academic Discourse.
A. Line throwing between two actors.
In what writing process/es can we relate the action of selecting information?
Possible answers:
Pre-writing or Writing
Or BOTH
Identify the correct transition word applicable to the sentence below:
The concert was really short. (A. Therefore, B. Then), we got home earlier than expected.
Therefore
What is the best rhetorical pattern to use in the prompt below?
"Increasing inflation is one of the economic problems in the Philippines"
Cause and Effect
TRUE or FALSE: In the statement below, the word "extensive" means small-scale.
"The chief executive’s directives also include asking the agencies to conduct wide and extensive consultations with drivers, operators, and commuters in regard to implementing the PUVMP."
FALSE. It means large-scale which can be based on a similar idea already present: "wide". The consultations cannot be wide and small-scale at the same time in this context.
What is the difference between Academic and Literary Discourse?
What is the best graphic organizer to use in the prompt below:
"Distinguishing prose and poetry as two literary genres"
Arrange the following in its correct order based on organization and coherence & cohesion.
a. This concern, while understandable, is misguided. The negatives of internet use are outweighed by its critical benefits for students and educators—as a uniquely comprehensive and accessible information source; a means of exposure to and engagement with different perspectives; and a highly flexible learning environment.
b. The spread of the internet has had a world-changing effect, not least on the world of education.
c. The use of the internet in academic contexts is on the rise, and its role in learning is hotly debated. For many teachers who did not grow up with this technology, its effects seem alarming and potentially harmful.
B, C, A
What is the applied rhetorical pattern in the sample paragraph below?
"Before the advent of computers and modern technology, people communicating over long distances used traditional means such as letters and the telephone. Nowadays we have a vast array of communication tools that can complete this task, ranging from email to instant messaging and video calls."
Comparison and Contrast