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  • Paragraph - compose of organize sentence that contribute to the development of single topic.
  • What is a paragraph?
    Compose of oraganize sentence that contribute to the development of a single topic.
  • It shows, where the composition begins and ends, thus allowing the readers to grasp important points discussed.
  • Paragraph
    • Shows where a composition begins and ends, allowing readers to grasp the main points discussed
    • May contain different types of information such as examples, illustrations, classification, and description
  • Description may contain ; characters, place, classification, process, and cause and effect
  • Topic sentence- one of the most important characteristics of a good paragraph.
    • it is a statement that captures the entire meaning of a paragraph, it is a signpost or some sort of headlines that alerts the readers to pay attention to the most important details of the composition
  • Therefore, topic sentence guides readers as they go through the composition making it easier for them to organize the gaps and weekness in the paper.
  • Mythology- is a symbolic narrative that may be used to explain the early history of a group.of people.
    • they explain the early history and origin of certain culture or cultural practices or societal value of evolution of a certain group of people.
    • They explain the early history of a group of people based on history.
    • create with the intention to entertain the readers.
  • Different distinguishing of MYTHOLOGY are SUPERNATURAL ELEMENTS, SYMBOLISMS OR ALLEGORY, ORIGIN HISTORIES, HEROES OR HEROINES, MORAL LESSON, CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE AND INTERCONNECTION WITH RELIGION
  • Supernatural elements- supernatural beings
    • gods, goddesses, spirits
    • And other worldly creatures
  • Symbolism or allegory- deeper meaning abt human existence, societal values, and natural phenomena.
    • this could be abstract or shows moraln
  • Origin histories- explain the creation of the world, natural phenomena, and origin of human beings
  • Heroes or heroines- myths often features heroic figure who undertake battles and challenges to achieve good deeds.
  • Moral lesson- convey moral.or ethical lessons to guide behavior and explain the consequences of certain actions
  • Fantasy- is a genre in fiction that uses magics and other supernatural elements.
    • consists of an imaginary world where magical creatures are common.
  • Reality or realism Is a genre in fiction that makes use of everyday or ordinary experiences of people as their materials in their works
  • Logical connector- are used to connect ideas in or between two different sentences.
    • it is also a manner for the readers to determine the flow of ideas convey by the writer.
    • It use prepositional phase or a pronoun to make appreciate transitions use in; TIME, LOCATION AND ASSOCIATION
  • Time- since during, for, till and until
    Location- Above, pacross, along, amid, behind
    Association- about, among, between, despite
  • Conjunctive adverb- is a logical connector that can also be in a form of conjunctive adverb. It is commonly used to link two independent clauses. Ex: accordingly, also, consequent, furthermore, instead, likewise, meanwhile, nevertheless, otherwise, similarly,
  • Journalistic writing- is a style of writing used by journalist to write story news in news paper, tv, radio and internet.
  • Journalist- is a person who works on journalism to report news
  • Journalism- is the production and distribution of reports on current events based on facts and supported with proofs or evidence.
  • what is the fundamental purpose of journalistic writing? The fundamental purpose of journalistic writing is to give authentic and transparent information to people, using journalistic writing
  • Past perfect tense- is used when your are talking about a completed action before or something in the past.
    • it is formed by using the word "had" + verb tenses
    • It expresses PAST ACTION before another action IN THE PAST had happened.
    EX: had written, had arrived, had eaten
    Yesterday, I HAD EATEN a delicious meal at a restaurant.
  • Basic form
    • swim
    • Eat
    • Sing
    • Drive
    • Buy
    • Blow
    • Read
    • Run
    • Take
    • Brake
    • Dance
    • Smile
    • Wink
    • Saw
    • Forgot
    • Stare
  • Past tense of adverb
    • Swam
    • Ate
    • Forget
    • Drove
    • Saw
    • Stared
    • Danced
    • Smile
    • Broke
    • Took
    • Forget
    • Blown
    • Drunk
    • Worn
    • Drunk
    • Flew
    • Ran
  • Past participle
    • taken
    • Driven
    • Forgotten
    • Bitten
    • Run
    • Swum
    • Sung
    • Blew
    • Flown
    • Seen
    • written
    • Eaten
  • Time expressions/indicators
    • when, before, by the time
    • The moment that, until, after, as soon as