RNW

• Explicit writing


  Nothing implied, straight-forward
• Implicit writing


  Not directly stated
• Central claim


  Equivalent to a thesis statement or a topic sentence
• Claim of Fact


  An existence or non-existence of something
• Claim of Policy


  Something should or should not be done
• Claim of Value


  Whether something is moral or immoral
• Critical Reading


  Involved understanding that texts are always developed with a specific context
• Context


  Provides background, setting, and framework for understanding
• Intertextuality


  Refers to connections between texts
• Hypertextuality

  Presents information in a non-linear manner
• Assertion


  An honest and appropriate expression of one's feelings, opinions, and needs
• Statement of Fact


  Can be proven objectively by direct experience
• Statement of Opinion


  Based on facts but are difficult to objectively verify because of uncertainty
• Statement of Convention


  A way in which something is done, like traditions and norms
• Statement of Preference


  Based on personal choice
• Counterclaims


  Claims made to rebut a previous claim or an assertion
• Reasoning


  Justification and advancing your understanding