Reading and writing
Descriptive essay
Creates images that are appealing to our senses.
comparison and contrast
is to point out similarities and differences in two things.
SCANNING
-To scan the text effectively, the reader must have an idea of the details he is looking for. -This strategy involves physically moving the eyes quickly along the lines of the text.
Skimming
-means looking for the main point of the reading and identify the ideas that develop it. -means physically moving your eyes rapidly along the page and tracing your finger along the lines of the text to speed up your reading.
Anecdote
Is a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
Reading
Is the complex cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning
Subjective type of description
Uses more emotional or expressive language to describe
Extended Definition
goes beyond the concise and formal definition in a dictionary.
Skimming strategy
involves physically moving the eyes quickly along the lines of the text.
Exemplification essay/pattern
is also called an illustrative essay.
Connotation
is the positive, negative, or neutral feelings, attitudes, ideas, or associations with a word.
Brainstorming
is the process for generating creative ideas and solutions through intensive and freewheeling group discussion.
Coherence
is the sensibility factor of the text which can be measured by the way the reader perceives or understands it.
Chain structure
is theproblem-solution structurethat is followed immediately by thesolution to that problem.
Outline
is usually in the form of a list divided into headings and subheadings that distinguish mainpoints from supporting points.
Chronological order
is when you describe what you see as you move through a place.
Mechanics
refers to the quality of good written text that employs the rules of grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
Argumentation
refers to the use of cool logic and sound reasoning to convince.
Skimming
skillinvolves quickly going through beginning and concluding sentences of paragraph because these usually talk about the topic of the sentence