reading and writing quiz

• Patterns of paragraph development refer to the logical arrangement of ideas in a text that follows a consistent structure to manage information in an essay
• The pattern of paragraph development helps readers follow ideas easily and understand a text better
• Transitional devices used in narration include: About, Later, meanwhile, prior
• Narration is The most basic pattern of paragraph development describes how, when, and where an event or occurrence actually happened, often used to tell a story or focus on a set of related events
• Description is The pattern of development goes beyond details about a specific object, person, or location, in order to firmly set its appearance
• Definition is An example of the pattern that explains not just what something means or is, but also what something does, what something is used for
• A classification pattern organizes ideas into categories or divisions based on criteria and standards, used when classifying people, objects, events, things, places, and other items
• This pattern presents a general statement and then provides specific and concrete examples to expound on the main idea, used to provide an example of something
• Transitional devices used in writing include "for instance," "as an example," "for example," "in particular," and "namely"
• Comparison and Contrast is A pattern of paragraph development organizes ideas based on how events, places, people, things, and concepts are similar to or different from one another
• Cause and Effect is the pattern of paragraph development that explains why something happens or what results a particular event produces organizes details based on the causes, the reason, and the result or consequences of certain phenomena
• In the cause to effect pattern of paragraph development, the cause, the root, or the reason is stated as the opening sentence of a paragraph, followed by sentences that state the results or effects, best for explaining a single cause with several different effects
• Transitional devices like "as," "since," "due to," "for the reason," and "consequently" are used in writing cause and
• Problem-solution organizes ideas into problems and proposed solutions, with the problem section including the what, who, when, why, and how of the problem, and the other part presenting the major effects of the problem and possible solutions to address it
• A persuasion pattern of paragraph development organizes ideas to show how a set of evidence leads to a logical conclusion or argument, presenting the issue, the position, and the supporting evidence that supports the position
• Transitional devices like "nonetheless," "one reason," "one solution is," "one way is," and "the problem" are used in problem-
• Claim


  A statement that can be true or false, or an opinion that can be debated
• Types of claims


  • Claim of fact
  • Claim of value
  • Claim of policy
• Claim of fact


  Statements that can be verified as true or false, relating to what is or is not
• Claim of value


  Judgements, appraisals, and evaluations, often involving "taste" in art, literature, music, etc.
• Claim of policy


  Provide a solution or plan of action, often using words like "should", "ought", and "must"
• Counterclaim is an objection that you anticipate from your opponent
• Rebuttal is your response to the counterclaim, exposing its weaknesses and showing why your position is stronger
• Dynamic hypertext


  Hypertext that is continually changing and dependent on user input, such as e-commerce and streaming sites
• Intertext


  When the ideas and properties of a text are influenced by the ideas and properties of other texts
• Deliberate intertextuality


  • External allusion
  • Citation
• Latent intertextuality


  Intertextuality that exists even when an author isn't deliberately employing it, as everything a person has read or seen affects their perception of the world
• Claim


  A statement that can be true or false, or an opinion that can be debated
• Types of Claims

  • Claim of Fact
  • Claim of Value
  • Claim of Policy
• Claim of Fact


  Statements that can be verified as true or false, relating to what is or is not the case
• Claim of Value


  Judgements, appraisals, and evaluations, often involving "taste" in art, literature, music, etc.
• Claim of Policy


  Suggestions for solutions or actions to be taken, often using words like "should", "ought", and "must"
• Counterclaim


  An objection that you anticipate from your opponent, to strengthen your own argument
• Rebuttal


  Your response to the counterclaim, exposing its weaknesses and showing why your position is stronger
• Dynamic Hypertext


  Hypertext that is continually changing and dependent on user input, such as e-commerce and streaming sites
• Intertext


  When the ideas and properties of a text are influenced by the ideas and properties of other texts
• Deliberate Intertextuality


  • An author's choice to make references to or draw inspiration from other works
• Latent Intertextuality


  • Intertextuality that exists even when an author is not deliberately employing it, as everything we've experienced affects our worldview and writing
• Claim


  The writer's point or position regarding the chosen topic. The central argument or thesis statement of the text.
• Claim


  • It persuades, argues, convinces, proves, or provocatively suggests something to a reader who may or may not initially agree with you
  • It defines an academic paper's goal, direction, scope, and exigence and is supported by evidence, quotation, argumentation, expert opinion, statistics and telling details
  • It is the main argument of an essay and is probably the single most important part of an academic paper