Week 1-4 English

• General to particular/specific

  • Begins with a general idea or statement that is followed by specific details to support and explain it.
• Claim and counterclaim

  • Words that denote concrete objects, ideas, or events. Also called as content words because they carry ideas.
• Claim

  • A statement that presents an arguable position.
• Counterclaim

  • The strongest argument against a claim.
• Problem-Solution

  • Method of organization of two main sections: problem and solution.
  • Used in persuasive writing.
• Cause and effect

  • Describes how one event influenced a later event or what caused an event to take place.
• Outline

  • A tool used in improving and organizing ideas about a topic in logical order.
• Sentence outline

  • Presents the thesis statement in sentence form.
• Topic outline

  • Type of outline which presents the major and subtopics and supporting details in the form of words and phrases.
• Thesis statement

  • One sentence that expresses the main idea of an essay.
• Major topics

  • Refer to the major phrases/sentences are formed from the thesis statement.
• Subtopics

  • Refers to the minor phrases/sentences which are formed from the major topics.
• Supporting details

  • Provide additional information to clarify or prove the main idea.
• Synthesizing

  • Putting multiple sources together to make a cohesive argument.
• Step 1

  • Activate your prior knowledge about the topic

  Step 2

  • Begin to read the selection

  Step 3

  • Continue reading other selection

  Step 4

  • Combine your prior knowledge and new information
• Formula

  • My thinking + My reading =changed thinking
• Paragraph

  • Collection of related sentences dealing with a single topic
• Topic Sentence

  • States the main idea of the paragraph.
• Supporting Sentences

  • Explain the topic and follow one another in a logical sequence
• Concluding sentence

  • Restates the main idea or gives a generalization that sets the tone of finality
• Unity

  • Every sentences develop the point made in the topic sentence
• Order

  • Refers to the way you organize and arrange your ideas
• Coherence

  • The quality that makes your writing comprehensible
• Emphasis

  • Writer want to make his point evident by providing a good interesting introduction
• Completeness

  • Means your paragraph is well-developed.