RnW Quiz 2

• Reading Skills


  • Rapid reading
  • Skimming
  • Scanning
  • Inferential Reading
  • Literal Reading
  • Summary
  • Paraphrase
  • Previewing
  • Critical Thinking
• Traits of a Critical Thinker


  • Inquisitive
  • Analytic
  • Evaluative
  • Rational
  • Open-minded
• Outlining


  Alphanumeric Format - combination of letters and roman numerals in making an outline
• Brainstorming


  1. Free writing - writing everything about a topic disregarding grammar

  2. Idea listing - listing down ideas

  3. Idea Mapping - using graphic organizers to organize ideas
• Reading Stages


  1. Pre-reading - activating readers schema or prior knowledge about the text

  2. During-reading - understanding the main idea and important details in the text

  3. Post-reading - measuring understanding by answering questions or writing a paper
• Critical Reading


  Involves a series of complex thought processes which allows you to (1) Make reasonable judgement (2) assess the way you think (3) solve problem effectively
• Graphic Organizers

  1. Venn Diagram - comparing and contrasting

  2. Network Tree - showing hierarchy or ranking

  3. Semantic Map - branching out single idea

  4. Problem-solution Map - identifying causes before solutions

  5. Persuasion Map - organizing arguments or claims
• Selecting and Organizing Ideas

  1. Brainstorming - generating ideas

  2. Graphic Organizers - structuring information

  3. Outlining - creating a skeleton of the text
• Definition


  Helps clarify and explain concepts by answering the question "What does it mean?"
• Alphanumeric Format


  • Combination of letters and roman numerals in making an outline
• Sentence Outline


  • Written in complete sentences
• Comparison-Contrast


  Organizes ideas based on how events, places, people, things are similar to or different from one another
• Principles of Outlining


  1. Coordination - all main ideas should be connected to each other and to the thesis statement

  2. Subordination - sub-ideas should be connected to the main idea

  3. Division - there must be at least 2 entries for each main idea or sub-idea

  4. Parallelism - the use of verbs should be consistent
• Problem-Solution


  Organizes ideas into problems and proposed solutions
• Chronological


  Organizes ideas according to time, can be a narration or a process
• Patterns of Development


  Strategies used by writers to properly write a text using signal words for a smooth flow of ideas and sentences
• Topic Outline


  • Uses words or phrases in a general manner
• Outlining


  It is the skeleton of the text that guides us before we can write the text
• Decimal Format


  • Uses numbers only in organizing ideas or creating an outline
• Persuasion


  Organizes ideas to show how evidence leads to a logical conclusion or argument
• Exemplification


  Presents the main idea in a general statement and provides specific and concrete examples to expound it
• Listing


  Organizes ideas using enumeration, not sequenced chronologically
• Cause and Effect


  Organizes details based on the cause, reason, or consequences of a certain phenomenon
• Claim of Fact made about the past - You are claiming that something happened in the past.
• Claim of Fact made about the present - You are claiming that something is happening in the present.
• Claim of Fact made about the future - You are claiming that something will happen in the future.
• Claim of Policy: '“The Philippine government should stop the forceful mining in Sibuyan for it only causes violence and killing among indigenous people.”'
• False Dilemma - It occurs when an arguer/people present an argument as one or only two options despite the presence of multiple possibilities.
• Logical Fallacies - an error in reasoning that invalidates an argument. This argument can be written or verbal aspect.
• Claim of Value: '“Harry Potter is better than Hunger Games” – claim about personal biases.'
• Claim of Policy – We are claiming that some actions should be done or should not be done.
• Claim of Value - A personal judgement or biases on what is good or bad, likes or dislikes about moral, aesthetic, philosophical value or a topic.
• Slippery Slope - It occurs when a series of increasingly superficial and unacceptable consequences are drawn.
• Hasty Generalization - It occurs when a sample is not significant or enough to support a generalization about a population.
• Ad Hominem - It occurs when an argument is refuted by attacking the ideas of the argument.
• Claim of Fact - a claim made because we are claiming that something is true. It refers to past present and future.
• Claim of Fact made about the future: '“A few decades from now, Philippines inflation would double and poverty rate will increase.”'
• Claim of Fact made about the past: '“Magellan was never the bad guy, he just wanted his spices”'
• Claim of Value: '“SOGI BILL is everyone’s right” - claim about morality, you are claiming that death penalty is good.'
• Claim of Fact made about the present: '“Video games are the primary reason for the alarming number of failed students.”'