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Cards (29)

  • Intertextuality-
    relationship between text where one text is influenced by another text
  • Allusion - A generally implied reference to characters, scenes, plot elements, etc., that appear in another work.
  • Pastiche - Related to the Italian word for 'paste,' this is a collage of words, phrases, or entire passages from one or more other authors that creates a new literary work.
  • Parody - Very similar in form to the pastiche, the parody re-appropriates the work of others, but to poke fun rather than praising.
  • Hypertext or HTML-is the primary mark-up language used to create structured documents for display in a web browser that resembles a regular text file but with added features.
  • Critical reading -is a process of analyzing, interpreting, and, sometimes, evaluating. When we read critically, we use our critical thinking skills to QUESTION both the text and our reading.
  • Previewing- learning about a text before really reading it. Previewing enables readers to get a sense of what the text is about and how it is organized before reading it closely.
  • Activating prior knowledge uses the information you already know and previous personal experiences to create meaning in what you read
  • Making predictions- it is generally based on your schema. When you make predictions, try to guess what will happen next.
  • Making predictions- it is generally based on your schema. When you make predictions, try to guess what will happen next.
  • Visualizing- it how you make an image of something in your mind. Visualizing is vital in reading descriptive and narrative
  • Understanding the sequence of events- the reader will help them understand a text if they note which events come one after the other, which events happened simultaneously, and which events caused another event
  • Identifying the main idea and details- the main idea expresses a general idea. It is usually found towards the first Paragraph, and it is broader than details
  • Asking questions- is about how important the task you are reading, how the events relate to one another, why characters act in a certain way, and how you understand what you are reading.
  • Paraphrasing- the reader puts part of a reading in their own words. They take complex and simplify them.
  • Putting text information in an outline- helps the information in order. The headings and subheadings in a text can help determine the main topics and subtopics of an outline.
  • Identifying the cause and effect- This involves one condition causing another condition resulting in yet another condition. It is crucial in reading expository and persuasive texts
  • Summarizing- It helps to remember the critical information in a reading. It helps read all kinds of texts.
  • Synthesizing- It how to put together these conclusions and other ideas to form a new overall understanding.
  • Assertions -are ideas that authors write. It should be valid, believable, and trustworthy
  • Counterclaim -is given by the 11 reader who has a different perspective about an idea.
  • BASIC ASSERTION – a simple and direct expression of one's opinion, feelings, or belief
  • EMPATHIC ASSERTION - shows sympathy to another person. It is an acknowledgment of the other person's feelings or situation, simultaneously showing support to the person's rights.
  • POSITIVE ASSERTION – expresses positive feelings or emotions. To make this assertion, one gives a reason or an explanation for a good feeling or opinion.
  • CONFRONTING ASSERTION – states three closely related actions: action that was supposed to be done, the actual action, and the action that the speaker wants to be done.
  • ESCALATING ASSERTION – this is a firm but respectful statement by a person expecting another person's response to his or her earlier assertion. However, the other person has not given any response. The speaker gives another option in this case.
  • LANGUAGE ASSERTION – expresses negative feelings. It describes the person's feelings toward a particular negative behavior and states what he or she desires to happen.
  • Hypertextuality- an idea where a text is linked to other text
  • Hypertext- a nonlinear way of presenting information of a text wherein it allows reader to navigate information quickly