Week 4: Properties of a Well-Written Text PDF

WEEK 4 PROPERTIES OF A WELL-WRITTEN TEXT Properties of Well-written Text 1. Organization- ideas are well- developed- with clear statement of purpose, position of facts, examples, specific details, definitions, explanations, justificatio...

WEEK 4 PROPERTIES OF A WELL-WRITTEN TEXT Properties of Well-written Text 1. Organization- ideas are well- developed- with clear statement of purpose, position of facts, examples, specific details, definitions, explanations, justifications, or opposing viewpoints. Example: There are eight part of speech. Noun is the name of person, place, thing or idea. The word “Ariana” is a noun. 2. Coherence- this means that sentences are arranged in a logical manner which make them easily understood by the readers. Creating cohesion means ‘tying’ our words, phrases, sentences and paragraphs together, to create a text where the relationships between these elements is clear and logical to the reader, giving the text ‘flow’.  WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT COHESIVE TOOLS THAT WE CAN USE IN WRITING?  REPETITION -uses a particular word or phrase across different sentences or paragraphs. Example: Of course, materials development or adaptation is not the only priority for the professions in South Africa. However, the focus on materials development is appealing because it provides a very tangible and practical focus for speech and language therapists (Pascoe et al., 2013).  SYNONYMS -uses a word or phrase in a later sentence which has the same or similar meaning to a keyword in the first sentence, Example: The purpose of population genetics is to quantify and explain the processes generating variation in natural populations (Vargo & Husseneder, 2011). Sociogenetic studies of eusocial insects are generally based on the approach that the colony functions as a discrete entity within the population (Thorne et al., 1999).  PRONOUNS -it is used to refer back to a phrase already used. Example: When scientific experiments do not work out as expected, they are often considered failures until some other scientist tries them again. Those that work out better the second time around are the ones that promise the most rewards. COHESION It refers to the connection of ideas at sentence level. Example: Rodrigo Duterte is the 16th president of the Republic of the Philippines. Aside from that, he also served as Davao City’s Mayor for a long period of time. He is also known by the populace as an adamant leader. WHAT ARE THE COHESIVE WORDS AND PHRASES?  ADDITIVE - Also, and, as well as, at the same WORDS time as, besides, equally important, further, furthermore, in addition, likewise, moreover, too, not only... but also. AMPLIFICATION WORDS - As, for example, for instance, in fact, specifically, such as, that is, to illustrate REPETITIVE WORDS - Again, in other words, that is, to repeat  CONTRAST WORDS -But, conversely, despite, even though, however, in contrast, notwithstanding, on the one hand, on the other hand, still, although, though, whereas, yet, nevertheless, on the contrary, in spite of this CAUSE AND EFFECT WORDS Accordingly, as a result, because, consequently, for this reason, since, as, so, then, therefore, thus  Although, if, even, therefore, unless EMPHASIZINGWORDS QUALIFYING WORDS Above all, more/most importantly For example, for instance EXAMPLE WORDS For this reason, owing to this, therefore REASON WORDS Afterwards, at the same time, before, firstly/secondly ORDER WORDS formerly, lastly, finally, later, meanwhile, presently, today/yesterday/last week/next year, then, until, ultimately, while, historically, in the end, eventually  EXPLANATION In other words, that is to say ATTITUDE Naturally, of course, certainly, strangely enough, surprisingly, fortunately, unfortunately, admittedly, undoubtedly SUMMARY Finally, in conclusion, in short, to summarize  LANGUAGE USE appropriateness of word/vocabulary usage. It is important that you make good choices when it comes to language use because how you use language affects the tone of the text and the reader’s interpretation of it. Before writing, MECHANICS Set of conventions on how to spell, abbreviate, punctuate, and capitalize.  UNITY it is achieved when a composition contains one focused idea. In a unified text, all the supporting ideas are relevant on the main thought.  EXAMPLE Dantes Family spends their weekend together. Marian and Dingdong play, sing, and dance with their children and eat together with their  THANK YOU! I HOPE YOU LEARN SOMETHING NEW TODAY!