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• Formulating Three-Part Sentence Definition


  A sentence explaining the meaning of a word or concept with informative details
• Parts of a Formal Definition


  • Species - the word or term being defined
  • Genus - the class or category to which the species belong
  • Definition/Differentia - the feature, trait, or quality that distinguishes the above species from other belongings to the same genus
• Tithe


  • An allegory is a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
• Research


  To study a subject carefully or in detail, especially in order to discover new information or understand the subject better
• Aims of research


  • To produce new knowledge
  • To utilize new knowledge
• Validity of the existing knowledge is a key focus of research
• Improving the researcher is a key focus of research
• Types of research


  • Descriptive Research - Describes the characteristics of the population or phenomenon studied
  • Correlation Research - Investigates relationship between two (or more) variables without the researcher controlling or manipulating any of them
  • Experimental Research - A study conducted with scientific approach using two sets of variables
• Historical Research


  A process of collecting and interpreting data about past events or ideas in order to find how they affect the present events and ideas
• Market Research


  Examines consumers behaviour and trends in the economy to help a business develop and future its business idea and strategy. It helps a business understands its target market by gathering and analyzing data.
• Feasibility Research


  A study that determines the likely success of a product, project, or service
• Research Design


  • Quantitative - Numerical data analysis
  • Qualitative - Non-numerical data analysis
• Non-Verbal Techniques


  • Eye contact
  • Facial Expressions
  • Hand Gestures
  • Body Movements
• Non-Verbal Techniques are essential to effective communication
• Eye contact


  • Connects the speaker with the listeners, keeping them interested and improving interaction
• Effective eye contact


  The speaker does not only focus on the number of the audience but distributes his / her glances; does not stare or glare; and knows when to look away
• Facial Expressions


  • Can convey emotion, reveal thoughts and feelings, communicate attitude and, at times, even motives and intentions
• If what is being said and what is being communicated through facial expressions do not coincide, the speaker will be sending mixed signals that can confuse the audience</b>
• If facial expressions are consistent with spoken word, the speaker increases trust and rapport with the audience
• Hand gestures and body movements

  • Are equally important nonverbal signals that reveal feelings and meaning to the audience
• An effective speaker does not use the hands and body randomly but controls them to put across the intended message
• How To Formulate a Research Title

  1. STEPS:

  2. Goal - what you want to study

  3. Independent Variable - the cause/effect

  4. Dependent Variable - (the affect)/(what affect the affected)

  5. Local - the place where you conducted the research!
• Evaluating Effectiveness of devices Used in Speaking

  • Discriminative Listening was one way to understand the verbal aspects of the spoken text, which include the use of discourse markers, powerful or leading statements, question intersection, examples, idioms, quotations, humor, anecdote, repetition or figurative language
  • If you listen effectively, it means you can say the message in your own words
  • Knowing and understanding the verbal and nonverbal features of spoken communication makes one not only an effective speaker but also a good and discerning listener
• Poetic Forms


  • Rhyming Couplet
  • Quartain
• VERBAL/NON-VERBAL FACTORS TO GET THE ATTENTION OF THE LISTENER

  • if they help the listener detect difference in the degree of importance of the points
  • if they make it easier for the listener to grasp the logic, validity, and sincerity of oral argument
  • if they allow the student/listener to appreciate the message and musicality
• Comparing New Insights with Previous learning

  • Learning continues as we grow and develop
  • The previous learnings we have acquired also lead to new insights which may strengthen or weaken our existing beliefs, change our thinking, perspective or attitude or shed light on complex ideas or problems
  • Comparing new insights with previous learning adds more layers of new learnings and understanding
• Conjunctions


  A word that connects words, phrases, and clauses, showing how they are related to one another
• Types of Conjunctions


  • Coordinating Conjunction - used to connect items that are grammatically equal (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So)
  • Subordinating Conjunction - used to introduce a dependent clause and connect it to the main clause (because, when, where, if, although, etc.)
  • Correlative Conjunction - always come in pairs and are used to join grammatically equal elements in a sentence (both/and, either/or, neither/nor)
• Conjunctions


  • Coordinating: I was hungry so I took a snack
  • I can hear him; but I can't see him
  • Subordinating: I want you to come home early after school
  • We should wait outside until she comes
  • Correlative: I love both chocolate and vanilla flavours
  • We would rather die than be here
• Using Ethos in a Persuasive Text

  • Ethos appeals to the character of the reader
  • The writer must be perceived by the reader as someone who is competent, credible and trustworthy
  • The reader trusts a writer who backs up claims and assertions with facts, statistics and other solid evidence
  • A credible writer supports statements with evidence from experts or other reputable sources
  • The writer may directly or indirectly reference their background, experience or expertise to lend authority to the writing
• • dible claims
• Sonetto


  A little sound or song
• Sonnet


  • A fourken line poem written in lambic pentameter, employing one of the several rhyme schemes to a tightly structured and organized form
• Fare associated with desire


  • Poets have used the frame of the sonnet to explote the complicated human experiences of romantic love
• Iambic Pentameter


  A line of poetry with 5 units of stressed and unstressed syllables (5x2=10 syllables per line)
• Iambic


  A type of feet in poetry or it is a measurement of two syllables in poetry
• Penta

  Means 5 (five)
• Types of Sonnets


  • Shakespearean Sonnet
  • Petrarchan Sonnet
• Shakespearean Sonnet


  • Also known as English Sonnet
  • 14 lines
  • Grouped as three quatrains and a rhyming couplet
  • Fixed rhyme scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
  • Volta occurs before the rhyming couplet
• Volta


  The point in the sonnet where the poet changes perspective or alters his/her approach to the description