Lesson 2 - Properties of a Well-Written Text PDF

Reading and Writing Skills PROPERTIES OF A WELL- WRITTEN TEXT  I. ORGANIZATION It is said that ideas are well-developed when there is a clear statement of purpose, position facts, examples, specific deta...

Reading and Writing Skills PROPERTIES OF A WELL- WRITTEN TEXT  I. ORGANIZATION It is said that ideas are well-developed when there is a clear statement of purpose, position facts, examples, specific details, definitions, explanation, justification or opposing viewpoints. Organization is achieved when these ideas are logically and accurately arranged One TOPIC SENTE CE explained by SUPPORTING Patterns you may see in organization PHYSICAL FORMAT -How the texts physically appears SIGNAL WORDS - The cure in ordering of events and concepts STRUCTURE -The complete framework of the text Some example showing how you organize a thoughts. a. Outline b. Graphic Organizer c. Inductive (Specific to General) and Deductive (General to Specific)  II. A. COHERENCE This means that sentences are arranged in a logical manner, making them easily understood by the reader.  II. B. COHESION refers to the smooth transition among the ideas represented in the sentences and paragraphs, facilitated by the grammatically correct connections within and among sentence. forming a whole unit COHERENC COHESION E -Putting connected use of words or ideas together to phrases to connect make sense. ideas A. EMPHATIC SPATIAL ORDER CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER ORDER When information found in a paragraph is arranged to emphasize The sentences certain points of a paragraph depending on the The details are are arranged writer`s purpose arranged in the according to The coherence of the order in geographical paragraph is which they location such established in one of happened as two ways: a).from least to most left-right, up- important to-down, etc b).from most to least  B. SIGNAL WORDS  Words that give readers an idea of how the points in your paragraph are progressing 1.TRANSITION S Words A. TIME Words that connect one idea to another, -first, immediately, in afterward, before, at order for our ideas to flow smoothly the same time, after, earlier, simultaneously, fi nally, next, in the meantime, later, eventually, then, 1.TRANSITION S B. SEQUENCE Words Words that connect one idea to another, in -moreover, furthermore, next, also, order for our ideas to flow smoothly finally, last, another, first, second, third, besides, additionally 1.TRANSITION S C. SPACE Words Words that connect one idea to another, -above, next to, below, behind, beside in order for our ideas to flow smoothly 1.TRANSITION S D. Words ILLUSTRATIONS Words that connect one idea to another, in -for instance, specifically, for example, order for our ideas to flow smoothly namely, in this case, to illustrate 1.TRANSITION S D. Words ILLUSTRATIONS Words that connect one idea to another, in -for for instance, specifically, order for our ideas to flow smoothly for example, namely, in this case, to illustrations 1.TRANSITION S E. Words COMPARISON Words that connect one idea to another, in -similarly, also, in the same way, still order for our ideas to flow smoothly likewise, in comparison, too 1.TRANSITION S F. CONTRAST Words Words that connect one idea to another, in but, despite, however, order for our ideas to flow smoothly even though, yet, on the other hand, although, on the contrary, otherwise, conversely 1.TRANSITION S G. CAUSE AND Words EFFECT Words that connect one idea to another, y in --because, as a result, order for our ideas to flow smoothly consequently, then, so, since 1.TRANSITION S H. Words CONCLUSION Words that connect one idea to another, y in --thus, therefore, in order for our ideas to flow smoothly conclusion, in short EXAMPLE A strong typhoon hit some places in Bulacan. As a result, many houses and trees were in ruins. Studies have shown that a person's I.Q. increases with age, therefore, as people grow older, they become more tolerant and objective in their thinking. 2. REPETITION Repetitions of main ideas keep continuity and highlight important ideas It could be a word, a phrase, or a full sentence, or a poetical line repeated to emphasize its significance in the entire text 3. SYNONYMS These are words similar in meaning to important words or phrases that prevent tedious repetitions  4. PRONOUNS Words that connect readers to original word that the pronouns replace -  III. LANGUAGE USE APPROPRIATENESS OF WORDS/VOCABULARY usage ADJUSTING LANGUAGE BASED ON TARGET AUDIENCE. WORDS AND PHRASES ONE MUST AVOID TO 1.Too informal USE IN 2.Too basic order to practice 3.Too vague (indefi nite) appropriate language use:  III. LANGUAGE USE TWO WAYS OF LANGUAGE USE OBJECTIVE TONE SUBJECTIVE TONE Used in: Used When Discussing -Textbook, References, -Personal Biases Science Journals, -Beliefs Researches, Newspaper -Feelings Articles, Atlases, -Thoughts Encyclopedias IV. MECHANICS SET OF CONVENTIONS Overall Characteristics of f ON HOW TO SPELL, a well-written text ABBREVIATE, According to Nordquist PUNCTUATE AND (2020): the conventions CAPITALIZE that govern the technical GRAMMAR, ACRONYMS aspects of writing AND ABBREVIATIONS PUNCTUATION MARKS Let’s eat, Grandma. Let’s eat Grandma. ACTIVITY TIME!