LESSON 1

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Damey Lyle

Cards (11)

  • TYPES OF TEXT
    Academic text
    Non-academic text
  • Thesis
    Blog post
    Journal articles
    News articles
    Scholastic review
    Poetry
    Essay
    Academic
    Non-academic
    Academic
    Non-academic
    Academic
    Non-academic
    Academic/Non-academic
  • Avoid contraction, instead use expanded modal form.
    Choose one verb form over two-word verbs.
    Choose expanded terms over their abbreviated equivalents.
    Avoid figurative language/idioms.
    Avoid slang and colloquial expression
    Formality
  • avoid expressing personal opinions about the subject matter and resort to facts in presenting evidence.
    Objectivity
  • precisely express evidences.
    accurately use data.
    cite all references used accordingly.
    Evidentiary
  • logically arrange ideas.
    use linking or transitional devices.
    make claims clear and easy to comprehend.
    Organization
  • Types of Text according to Author's Purpose
    to inform
    to persuade
    to entertain
  • TYPES OF TEXT ACCORDING TO STRUCTURE
    Chronological
    Cause and Effect
    Problem-Solution
    Compare and Contrast
    Classification-Division
  • This pattern allows you to either divide a topic into it's component parts, or to categorize (or classify) a group of related items or events.
    Classification-Division
  • sorting (focus is on similarities)
    Classification
  • breaking into parts (focus is on differences)
    Division