READING AND WRITING

• Hypertext/Hypertextuality


  A nonlinear way of presenting information and is accomplished by creating "links" between information. The foundation of WWW.
• Hypertext


  • Presents a new way to read on-line text that differs from reading standard linear text
• Ted Nelson


  Coined the term "hypertext"
• Hyperlink


  An electronic link providing direct access from one distinctively marked place in a hypertext or hypermedia document to another in the same or a different document
• Hypermedia


  Links are not just limited to text or documents but may also incorporate other forms of multimedia such as pictures, sounds and videos that stimulates more senses
• World Wide Web


  A global hypertext system of information residing on servers linked across the internet
• URL (Uniform Resource Locator)

  The address of the webpage on the internet; you can access it anywhere you are in the world for as long you have the Internet connection
• Intertext/Intertextuality


  One method of text development that enables the author to make another text based on another text
• Intertextuality


  A term first introduced by French semiotician Julia Kristeva in the late sixties
• Retelling


  The restatement of a story or re-expression of a narrative
• Allusion


  A writer or speaker explicitly or implicitly pertains to an idea or passage found in another text without the use of quotation
• Pastiche


  A text developed in a way that it copies the style or other properties of another text without making fun of it unlike in a parody
• Evaluation


  The making of value judgment
• Evaluative statement


  A statement that states one's sound judgment about something through writing which is supported by reasons and evidences
• Claim


  A statement that asserts facts based on one's understanding about a particular topic or issue
• Assertion


  A stylistic approach or technique involving a strong declaration, a forceful or confident and positive statement regarding a belief or fact
• Counterclaim


  A statement that contradicts one's claim and is usually supported by reasons and evidences
• Thesis statement


  The central idea of an essay
• Inference


  Drawing a conclusion based on circumstantial evidence
• Argument


  A statement or series of statement for or against something
• Implicit


  Implied or indirect
• Explicit


  Stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt
• Fact


  A statement that can be proven objectively by direct experience, testimonies of witnesses, verified observations, or the results of research
• Preference


  A personal choice in which the writer is under no obligation to support or prove the truthfulness of the statement
• Convention


  A way in which something is done similar to traditions and norms. Its truthfulness can be verified only by reference to historical precedents, laws, rules, usage, and customs
• Opinion


  A statement based on facts but is difficult to objectively verify of the uncertainty of producing satisfactory proofs of soundness
• Reason


  The part of an argument where statement offers an explanation behind a party's claim
• Evidence


  The statement that proves the truth of a claim and generally leads to the conclusion of an argument
• Textual evidence


  The details given by the author to support his/her claim
• Summarizing


  Only calls for the gist of your resource material. A summary is great shorter than the original body of text you are trying to cite
• Paraphrasing


  Taking one whole paragraph into consideration and rewriting all of it using your own words
• Referencing


  Mentioning a specific section in the text
• Quoting


  The acknowledgment of any idea taken from another source by placing selected passages inside quotation marks ["..."], and to provide a bibliographic entry at the end of the paper for every quote used in your text
• Plagiarism


  Both consciously or unconsciously copying someone's work and claiming the copy as your own without due citation
• Annotation


  The act of making notes on your copy of the reading
• APA Citation Guide


  The citation guide most commonly used in disciplines. The title given to the bibliography page using the APA style is "References"
• Academic writing


  The forms of expository and argumentative prose used by the students, faculty, and researcher to convey a body of information about a particular subject
• Professional writing


  A style of written communication used in a workplace environment that allows professionals
• Book review


  Both an evaluation and description of a book
• Book report


  Tends to focus on summarizing the work that you read