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• idea development refers to the organizing of ideas in a logical and clear manner to suit the writer's

  purpose
• general-to-particular: pattern of idea development discusses the general topic by elaborating it using specific details
• problem-solution: pattern of idea development is used to present an action that can be taken to address an identified concern or issue
• Which pattern of idea development is based on opinions and emotions that aim to convince the readers to do or believe in something?

  persuasion
• Which pattern of idea development explains the reasons and results of something?

  cause and effect
• Which of the following is a benefit of outlining? Outlining would _____

  help achieve sentence variety
• Secondary sources present the


  information which are derived from primary sources
• Primary source is a

  first hand information
• Major topics refer to the

  major phrases/sentences which are organized from the thesis statement
• A sentence outline


  presents the thesis statement, major / subtopics, and supporting details in sentence form
• the first step in writing an outline?

  Choose your topic and establish your purpose.
• A thesis statement is a sentence that


  expresses the main idea of an essay
• the following statements does NOT define an outline;

  expresses the main idea of an essay
• defines the word 'synthesis'


  Taking pieces of information and creating something new out of them
• method of synthesizing students should talk with their partners about what they learned and know on the topic

  During Discussion (DD)
• what method of synthesizing students learn and think about new facts in the

  text

  During Reading (DR)
• What is the strategy that stands for Already Know, During Reading, and During Discussion

  ADD Method
• What guides the process of synthesizing in your paper?

  thesis
• What is the best source to use when synthesizing written information for a research paper?


  primary
• It restates the information in one or more sources without incorporating new insight or reaching new conclusions.

  summarizing
• What is synthesizing written information?

  It is using two or more sources and blending them together into one new idea
• what is the first sentence in a paragraph called?


  topic sentence
• What is the purpose of a topic sentence?

  to tell the reader what the paragraph is about
• What part of the paragraph contains the supporting details?

  body
• What is the purpose of a detail sentence?

  to give information about the topic
• the following is NOT the function of transition words or signals words

  to give description
• After the topic sentence, the next immediate part of an effective paragraph is

  evidence or support
• What is the last sentence in a paragraph called?

  concluding sentence