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Ch.9
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Ch.15
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1. Be alert to assumptions made by you and others 2. Question those assumptions 3. Consider every point of view 4. Do not come to conclusions
What is 4 basics of critical thinking
100
A list of elements your paper will be graded on
What is a rubric
100
Moves readers from one event to the next
What do transitions do
100
Explains how to do something or how it works
What is process analysis
100
Is writing that shows similarties among subjects
What is comparison
200
Ideas or opinions we think are true
What is an assumption
200
- Freewriting - Listing/brainstorming - Discussing - Clustering/mapping - Using the internet - Keeping a journal
What are prewriting the six techniques
200
Refers back to the main point but does not repeat the topic sentence
What is concluding sentence
200
- Tells readers what process the writer wants them to know about and makes a point about it - It presents the essential steps in the process - It explains the steps in detail - It presents the steps in a logical order
What are four basics of good process analysis
200
It shows the difference among subjects
What is contrast
300
One sided views
What is a bias
300
Express the writers main point
What does topic sentence/thesis statment do
300
Tells whats important in the story
What is support
300
Writing that organizes items or people into categories
What is classification
300
Its what made an event happened
What is a cause
400
- Preview - Read - Pause - Review
What is the critical reading process
400
Examples or facts that prove your main point
What is support
400
- It has a point - It gives specific examples that prove the main point - It gives details to support the examples - It uses enough examples to get the point across to the reader
What are basics of good illustration
400
- It nakes sense of a group of items/people by organizing them into categories - It has a purpose for sorting the people/items - It categorizes using a single organizing principle - It gives detailed explanation or examples of what fits into each category
What are four basics of good classification
400
Its what happens as a result of an event
What is an effect
500
The central idea the author is trying to get across
What is a main point
500
Focusing on smaller points of a topic until you find one thats specific
What is narrowing
500
Writing that uses examples to support a point
What is illustration
500
How people or items are sorted
What is the organizing principle
500
A condensed, shortened version of something
What is a summary