Reading and Writing Skills

• Context


  The way writers shape their texts is dramatically influenced by their context
• Context


  Includes how the writer has researched the topic and how they organized the content
• Moxley posed questions on the analysis of context
• Moxley's questions on context analysis


  • What is going on in the world of readers that will influence their thoughts and feelings about the document?
  • Does the intellectual content of the document rest on the shoulders of other authors?
  • What background information can you assume your reader is already familiar with?
• Hypertextuality


  A non-linear way of presenting information where readers can follow their own path and create their own meaning
• Intertextuality


  The connections between language, images, characters, themes, or subjects in a text, depending on their similarities in language, genre and discourse
• Hypertext contains links to other texts, enabling readers to click and access related information
• Hypertext materials include pictures, video, animation and audio
• Hypertext connects topic on a screen to related information, graphics, videos, and music
• Types of intertextuality


  • Allusion
  • Retelling
  • Quotation
  • Parody
  • Pastiche
• Allusion


  An expression that calls attention to something without explicitly mentioning it
• Retelling


  The statement or re-expression of a narrative
• Quotation


  Directly lifting the exact statements or set of words from another text
• Parody


  Using the same elements of another work in a new and funny way
• Pastiche


  Borrowing elements from one or more works and reconfiguring them to create something new
• Dove is a brand of shampoo and conditioner
• Malacañang Palace is the official residence of President Marcos
• Okra is a natural source of fiber that is good for the digestive system
• Manila is the capital city of the Philippines
• Cigarette contains Nicotine which is harmful to our health
• Author's purpose


  The reason or intent for writing, which may be to persuade, entertain or inform the reader
• Tone


  The author's attitude in approaching the topic, reflected in their choice of words
• An inference is an idea or conclusion that is drawn from evidence and reasoning
• Identify the main idea by asking yourself what the author wants to say about the subject.
• Underline important information as you go through the text.
• The first step is to read the text carefully, paying attention to key words or phrases.
• Identify the main idea by asking yourself what the author's purpose was when writing the passage.
• Summarize the main ideas in your own words using complete sentences.
• 2. Questioning - Asking questions as you read to clarify your understanding
• 3. Visualizing - Creating mental images while reading