Reading and Writing Skills Review

These flashcards cover key terms and concepts related to critical reading and writing skills, including reading strategies, writing evaluations, and correspondence techniques.

Critical Reading

The process of analyzing a text to understand the author's purpose and evaluate how well the author achieves that purpose.

Context Clues

Words or phrases surrounding an unfamiliar word that help the reader infer its meaning.

Skimming

A reading strategy used to identify the main idea by quickly looking at frequently repeated words in the text.

Scanning

A reading technique where a reader quickly searches for specific information in a text.

Mapping

A strategy for organizing ideas by determining the main idea and supporting details, often represented visually.

Graphic Organizers

Visual tools that help to illustrate relationships between ideas and organize information.

KWL

A reading strategy that helps readers identify what they Know, what they Want to know, and what they have Learned.

SQ3R

A reading strategy that involves Survey, Question, Read, Recite, and Review to enhance comprehension and retention.

Hasty Generalization

• Concluding without enough basis or proof

False Analogy

A fallacy that occurs when a misleading comparison is made between two cases that are not comparable.

Claim

An argument or assertion made in a text.

Hypertexts

Texts linked to other texts, commonly found in online writing.

Intertexts

The incorporation of ideas from other texts to enhance understanding.

Objective Evidence

Solid support based on specific, factual information in a text.

Subjective Evidence

Evidence in the text that is immeasurable and unspecific.

Book Review

A critique that summarizes, interprets, and evaluates the content of a book or article.

Application Letter

A document that markets a jobseeker’s qualifications to a prospective employer.

Chronological Resume

A resume format that lists work experience in reverse chronological order.

Functional Resume

A resume format that emphasizes job functions and accomplishments over chronological work history.

Book Report

A summary of a book that covers main events, characters, and themes without detailed analysis.

Thesis Statement

A statement in an essay that presents the main argument or purpose of the work.

Business Letter

A formal written document aimed at communicating information to a specific audience.

Cover Letter

Another term for an application letter, specifically for job applications.