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What are the four types of written discourse?
What are the four types of written discourse?
A good claim should be debatable.
A good claim should be debatable.
True (A)
The ______ of discourse refers to its overall mood.
The ______ of discourse refers to its overall mood.
tone
Which of the following are not considered cohesive devices?
Which of the following are not considered cohesive devices?
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What are the three primary purposes of discourse?
What are the three primary purposes of discourse?
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Which brainstorming strategy involves creating sub-lists of topics related to a main topic?
Which brainstorming strategy involves creating sub-lists of topics related to a main topic?
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What is the main difference between Topic Outline and Sentence Outline?
What is the main difference between Topic Outline and Sentence Outline?
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Which organizational pattern presents information based on the order of time or events?
Which organizational pattern presents information based on the order of time or events?
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Jargon is always acceptable to use in written communications.
Jargon is always acceptable to use in written communications.
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Which of the following is not an example of an implicit detail?
Which of the following is not an example of an implicit detail?
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Match the following types of claims with their corresponding descriptions:
Match the following types of claims with their corresponding descriptions:
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Study Notes
Reading and Writing - Third Quarter, Lesson 1: Describing Written Text as Connected Discourse
- Linguistic is the scientific study of language, analyzing form, meaning, and context.
- Language is a complex structure of smaller connected units.
- Text can be anything representing information in written, spoken, or visual form.
- Discourse is communication expressing ideas, information, or meaning through writing or speech.
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Types of Discourse:
- Written: essays, blog posts, books
- Spoken: presentations, vlogs, oral reports
- Civil: words, spoken or written, engaging with at least two equal participants.
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Four Types of Written Discourse:
- Description: appeals to the senses, visualizing scenes or objects (biographies, histories, news reports)
- Narration: presented through storytelling (biographies, histories, news reports)
- Exposition: used to inform (scientific and academic journals, essays, manuals)
- Argumentation: conveys beliefs, logic, convincing the reader why the author's position is correct.
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Purpose of Discourse:
- To inform
- To persuade
- To entertain
Reading and Writing - Third Quarter, Lesson 2: Properties of a Well-Written Text: Selecting and Organizing Information
- Brainstorming: writing down specific topics.
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Brainstorming Strategies:
- Cubing: outlining specific topics from different sources.
- Free writing: writing continuously for a specific time.
- Listing: listing topics and subtopics.
- Mapping: visually outlining ideas (webbing/clustering).
- Researching: Using the "big six" questions (journalistic method).
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Graphic Organizers: visual aids.
- Venn Diagrams: show similarities and differences.
- Spider Maps: word maps for brainstorming/organizing ideas.
Reading and Writing - Third Quarter, Lesson 3: Properties of a Well-Written Text: Organization, Coherence and Cohesion, Language Use
- Organization: Arrangement of ideas, information, and arguments.
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Organizational Patterns:
- Chronological: presenting info in order of time.
- Spatial: ideas by physical location.
- Cause and Effect: writer explores relationship between causes and effects.
- Compare and Contrast: examing similarities and differences.
- Problem-Solution: presenting a problem and describing potential solutions.
- General to Specific/Specific to General: broad overview narrowing to specifics, or vice versa.
- Coherence: connection and organization of ideas creating unity.
- Cohesion: refers to connectivity in text at sentence and paragraph levels as well as sentence and paragraph levels; links between words and sentences.
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Language Use choosing proper language and objective of writing, considering context and target audience
- Avoid jargon, slang, idioms, euphemisms, and biased language when appropriate.
Reading and Writing - Third Quarter, Lesson 5: Patterns of Development
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Patterns of Development:
- Definition: understanding new terms or concepts and developing understanding.
- Exemplification: providing examples to clarify general ideas.
- Description: using descriptive language to create pictures in the reader's mind (sensory vs spatial).
- Narration: telling a story (chronology or sequence).
Reading and Writing - Third Quarter, Lesson 5: Claims Explicitly or Implicitly Made in a Written Text
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Claim: writer's asserted idea or argument.
- Explicit Claims: clearly stated ideas
- Implicit Claims: not directly stated but suggested by wording, etc.
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Types of Claims:
- Claim of Fact: assertions that can be verified.
- Claim of Value: judgments about something being good or bad.
- Claim of Policy: arguments for specific actions/conditions.
Reading and Writing - Third Quarter, Additional Notes (Page 9)
- Should/Ought to: indicates something that is done or not done to solve a problem.
- Consequences: results/outcomes of actions or lack of actions.
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Description
This quiz focuses on describing written text as connected discourse in the context of linguistic study. It covers various types of discourse and written forms including description, narration, exposition, and more. Test your understanding of how language is structured and communicated through written forms.
