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• Igneous rocks can be further classified into intrusive (formed deep underground) and extrusive (formed on the surface).
• Narration is the act of telling a story, whether real or fictional, using memory and imagination to interpret them.
• Description in narration requires the writer to provide details about something, such as how it looks, feels, smells, tastes, or sounds.
• Exposition in narration requires the writer to investigate an idea, evaluate evidence, expound on the idea, and set forth an argument concerning that idea in a clear and concise manner.
• Ethos, or Appeal to Ethics, is used as a means of convincing an audience via the authority or credibility of the persuader, be it a notable or experienced figure in the field or even a popular celebrity.
• Logos, or Appeal to Logic, is a way of persuading an audience with reason, using figures and facts generally accepted as the truth.
• Pathos, or Appeal to Emotion, is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response to an impassioned plea or a convincing story.
• Keeping a Reading Journal allows you to develop your impressions of the text and connect them to your personal experiences.
• Annotating the Text means making notes on your copy of the reading, best done after you have read it more than once to ensure that you understand it properly.
• Outlining the Text allows you to see the structures, sequences, and connections of the writer’s ideas.
• Summarizing the Text involves getting the gist through getting the main points of the essay and important supporting details.
• Questioning the Text involves asking questions on points that you are skeptical about, these may be topics that do not meet your expectations or agree with your personal views.
• Claims are argumentative in nature, and writers (as well as speakers) employ various forms of claims in order to put across their arguments to hopefully convince others that they are right.
• Claims of fact present something projected as factual or true, but is actually debatable.
• Claims of value refer to an argument on how important something is, essentially this is biased because people vary in terms of the things they value or cherish.
• Claims of policy refer to rules, regulations, and processes, when people encounter problems, they search for solutions or courses of action.
• Characteristics of good claims include being argumentative and debatable, specific and focused, interesting and engaging, and logical.