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Decoding

Refers to the process of breaking down or interpreting the delivered message.

Encoding

Refers to the process of translating the message into verbal or written message.

FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: The plot of the story has only the beginning and the end.

FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: Communication as a process is complex.

TRUE

TRUE or FALSE: Essays are short and are composed of about 500 words

FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: Essays can only be informative

FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: In academic essays, it is usually encouraged to used the 1st person POV.

TRUE

TRUE or FALSE: Literary Devices can be a literary element or literary technique.

FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: The length of a paragraph don't vary. It's limited to 5-6 sentences only.

FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: The sender can't be a recipient, he/she will only be a sender. Roles can't be interchanged.

FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: Understanding literary devices does not give the reader a better understanding of what the author really thinks. It just complicates the understanding of the reader.

TRUE

TRUE or FALSE: Writing a story review is good exercise to structure our comments and feedbacks about movies we watch.

TRUE

TRUE or FALSE: Communication can be one-way.

TRUE

TRUE or FALSE: Essays are non-fictional

Academic essays

The are usually longer (2000-5000 words) and more formal than literary essays. It is logical and factual, and the use of first person is often discouraged

D. None of the above

The following are factors that affect communication, EXCEPT: A. Clarity of voice B. Choice of words C. Amount of content D. None of the above

Characters

The individuals in the story

Sender

The most crucial element in the process of communication because he comes with the full understanding of the content or message that he wants to deliver.

Receiver

The person who interprets the encoded message to understand the message.

To NARRATE

The purpose of communication that involves sharing a sequence of events, usually to tell how a problematic situation is resolved.

TO ENTERTAIN & CREATE

The purpose of communication that involves the making up of ideas and stories.

To EXPRESS EMOTION/ AFFECTIVE

The purpose of communication wherein in involves sharing of positive or negative feelings and opinions about things, events, ideas, one's self, and others.

To PERSUADE

The purpose of communication wherein it attempts to change the belief of others.

To INFORM

The purpose of communication which involves sharing of known in an objective and unbiased manner

Semantically-I'll formed sentence

The sentence/text has perfect structure, but the meaning is nonsense

Plot

The sequence of events or actions of the characters that tells the story.

First person POV

The story is told by a character within the story. It typically sued the word "I"

Third person POV

The story is told by an "invisible author ". It uses the pronouns "he, she, it".

Slanted Language

The use of words that is either favorable or unfavorable to the idea or person being discussed.

Revising and Editing

There are 2 distinct processes in making changes in writing, these are ____________ and ____________

Publishing

This is the final phase in writing wherein the author releases his/her work online or in-class.

Verbal skills

A skill-based communication that involves listening comprehension, reading comprehension, oral expression, written expression.

Non-verbal skills

A skill-based communication that involves volume of voice, tone, posture, facial expressions, gestures, appearance, space, and multimedia.

descriptive essays

A type of essay that give details that allows the reader to create a mental picture of a person, place, object, or event.

Narrative essays

A type of essay that uses a retelling of events to talk about change or development of a person.

Compare & Contrast essays

A type of essays that show the similarities and differences between two or more things.

Persuasive essays

A type of essays that try to convince the reader to accept an idea.

Receiver

An element of communication that may or may not know the sender and the intended message.

NO. An essay can be OBJECTIVE especially if it's an informative one, like elaborating on description or explaining a process.

Are all essays subjective? Why? Or why not?

YES, businessmen do this. They share information but they also convince people to buy their product.

Can there be 2 or more purpose in communicating ?

"Communicare" , "to share"

Communication is derived form the Latin word _______ which means _________

Literary Element

It is something that is used to develop a narrative and a writer cannot craft a story without them. This includes the plot, setting, character, dialog, and conflict.

Theme

It is the big idea or general observation about human nature and life presented in the story.

Message

It is the information in the sender's mind.

Communication

It is the sharing of information between individuals.

Resolution

It is the way the problem is solved in the story

Medium

It refers to the means which information is transferred.

Setting

It refers to the time and place the story happens; atmosphere and mood

Natratives

It's purpose is usually personal communication, and also sometimes creative or for entertainment.

Paragraphs

It's show a reader where subtopics in an essay, report, or article begin and end.

Conflict

It's the problem or struggle between two opposing sides in the story that needs to be solved

Editing

Overall story remains exactly the same. You are simply fixing mistakes you have made such as typos, grammar, and spelling.

1,000-20,000 words

A short story is composed of how many words? Minimum to maximum.

Paragraph

It is a sequence of sentences all related to a single topic.

Literary Devices

It is an element or technique that authors used to produce a particular effect in their writing.

Point of view

It is how the story was told and who tells the story

Editing

A phase wherein the author checks the grammar , punctuation, spelling, formatting, and in-text citations of his/her work.

Prewriting

A phase wherein the author will identify first the audience, defining the purpose of his work, gathering ideas, free writing, outlining, thinking and discussing ideas.

Syntactically-I'll formed sentence

A sentence with too much grammatical errors but the meaning is still there.

Brainstorm and draft

A basic story review includes ________ and _________

Business

A context-based communication that involves exchanging of information to promote an organisation's goals, objectives, aims, and activities, as well as increase profits within the company.

Peronal

A context-based communication that involves the exchange of information between people. Often used as a citation when information is passed from one researcher from one researcher to another, but is not published.

Academic

A context-based communication that is also called as "scholarly communication". It refers to methods of communication that are highly structured and generally only used in pedagogical setting.

Essay

A focused written composition usually from the author's personal point of view.

Drafting

A phase wherein the author arranged the sequencing of ideas, organisation, rethinking, revising, and peer review.

Paragraph

A sequence of sentences all related to a single topic

Story elements

Fill in the blank: "Good stories are made from carefully planned _______ _________.

Sender

He/she needs to translate this message into verbal speech or written message.

By answering the question "How well did you like the story?"

How do you write a claim in your story review?

The theme of a story is what the story is trying to show us about human condition. It is not directly written out in the story, but instead is communicated through the actions and thoughts of the characters.

How do you write the theme of the story?

6 elements

How many elements of the story are there?

5-6 sentences. 1 topic 1 claim 3 supporting evidences 1 conclusion

How many sentences are in a paragraph? (Based on this lesson)

4

How many steps/phases are included in writing until publishing process?

As long the author is satisfied

How many times should the author revised and edit his/her work?

NO. An essay is composed of 3 or more paragraphs with introduction, body, and conclusion.

Is a paragraph considered an essay?

Revising

Is a recurrent process of writing and re-writing

Opinion Essays

It expresses what you think or feel about an issue.

Purposive Communication

It is a flow of information or exchange of messages guided by an awareness of intent and context.

- based on purpose - based on context -based on skill

What are the different types of communication?

- descriptive - narrative - compare & contrast - persuasive

What are the different types of essays?

- settings -characters -plot -conflict -Point of view -theme

What are the elements of the story?

They are reasons for your opinion (why did you agree or disagree?)

What are the evidences used in opinion essays?

- identify yourself topic - decide on your claim - list the evidences that support your claim

What are the steps in brainstorming?

Brainstorming and drafting

What are the steps in writing a cohesive paragraph?

Title of the story, author, brief summary

What are the things you include in writing your topic in brainstorming?

- sender -received - medium

What are the three elements in communication?

1. Message 2. Sender 3. Receiver

What are the three steps in communication?

Personal, academic, and business

What are the types of context-based communication?

- Inform/informative -persuade/ persuasive - narrate/narrative - express emotion/ affective - entertain &create

What are the types of purpose-based communication?

Verbal skills & non-verbal skills

What are the types of skill-based communication?

Introduction > body > conclusion

What is the basic structure of an essay?

Agreeing or Disagreeing with an issue or proposing solution.

What is the claim all about in an opinion essay?

Sentence 1: topic Sentence 2: claim Sentence 3+: evidences Last sentence: conclusion

What is the pattern in writing your paragraph draft ?

- elements of story (characters, plot, settings...) - theme - artistic elements

What things should you include in your evidences (things that support your claim) in writing a story review?

Proofreading

Will look for misspellings, incorrect/missed punctuation, inconsistencies (textual & numerical)

YES

YES or NO: Cana story still be considered a narrative even if the writer or teller did not employ literary devices?

Revising

You add, cut, move or change information in order to improve content.

Revising

You are literally conducting a "re-vision" of your previous work to make your story stronger and improve clarity to your readers.

Editing

You take a second look at the words and sentences you used to express your idea and fix any problems in grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure.

Editing

focuses more on stylistic and grammatical facts


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