RW week 1-5

paragraph

paragraph

is defined as “a group of sentences or a single sentence that forms a unit”

Definition

The writer’s goal is to help the reader to understand new terms or concepts, or to come to new understanding of terms they may be familiar with.

Exemplification

It provides a series of examples — facts, specific cases, or instances — turns a general idea into a concrete one; this makes your argument both clearer and more persuasive to a reader.

Description

words that put picture of a person, place or an object in reader's mind.

Narration

It refers to telling a story or recounting a series of events.

Chronology (Narration of Event)

– It tells about an event in time. It should include a beginning, a middle, and an end.

Sequence (Narration of Process)

It tell the steps in a how-to. It tells how to do something or how something is done.

Compare and Contrast

The paragraph compares two subjects and discusses how they are alike and lists a few examples.

“point by point paragraph”

writing back and forth between the two subjects is done.

“blocked paragraph”

which only discusses one topic and then finishes the paragraph with the other subject that is to be compared or contrasted with the first.

Cohesive devices

also known as “transitional words or expressions” are used to emphasize key points in a paragraph.

Cause and Effect

The cause is a reason for, or events leading. And the effect is the result of a cause or causes.

Problem-solution

is a method for analyzing and writing about a topic by identifying a problem and proposing one or more solutions.

Persuasion

This paragraph means to convince the reader that your opinion on an issue or subject is the right one. There are many forms of persuasion you might not even know you are being persuaded.

Sentence

a word, clause, or phrase or a group of clauses or phrases forming a syntactic unit

Writing

is the process of using symbols (letters of the alphabet, punctuation and spaces) to communicate thoughts and ideas in a readable form.

Text

is made up of sentences having the property of grammatical cohesion.

Reading

the construction of meaning from a printed or written message.

Organization

refers to the arrangement and structure of ideas, information, and arguments within a piece of writing.

Spatial Order

Ideas or details are arranged based on physical location or spatial relationships.

General to Specific or Specific to General

Information starts with a broad overview and gradually narrows down to specific details or vice versa.

COHERENCE

means the connection and organization of ideas in a text to create

COHESION

refers to connectivity in a text. It also refers to the connection of ideas both at the sentence level and the paragraph level. It pays attention to links between words and sentences.

Language Use

you are responsible to choose the appropriate language to be used and to regard the objective of the writing, the context in which it was written and the target audience in mind.

Capitalization

is the practice of using capital letters in writing or printing.

Abbreviations

is a short form of a word or phrase, made by leaving out some of the letters or by using only the first letter of each word.

Spelling

involves the sequence of letters that compose a word, according to standardized usage.

Punctuation Marks

are symbols used in languages to convey certain aspects of speaking and directions to the reader or speaker.

Explicit

is used to define a situation that has been thoroughly elaborated and expressed without leaving anything untouched.

Implicit

is used to express something indirectly or implied but still understood. This means that the scenario under consideration has not been stated.