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19 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
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What is reading for structure?
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How is the prose put togehter?
1. Author's purpose. 2. What goal the author hope to accomplish in writting the passage. 3. How his writing help to acheive this goal? |
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What is author's main point?
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Why the author write the essay?
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What is topic?
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Second or third line of the text.
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What is scope?
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The specific area of interest.
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How can you identify the topic and scope within the passage?
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Within a few lines of reading the passage.
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How can you identify most common purposes?
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1. To Explain: Authour wants to explain Phenomenon( real story)
2. To Advocate: Autor wants to argue, recommend, a particular proposal or approaach idea. 3. To Rebut:The autor to rebut someone eles' idea. 4. To compare or contrast:The autor wants to examine similarities or differences between two ideas. 5. To critique: The autor wants to evaluate the success or failure. 6.To describe: The autor makes no judgement. |
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What do you have to distinguish reading a passage?
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Distingush between broad ideas and details.
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Emphasis key work?
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Most of all, expecially, above all, best\worst.
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Continuation keywords?
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and, more over, also, furthermore, too. see hint
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Expect more of the same .
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Conclusion Keywords?
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Therefore, thus, hence, so , clearly. Hint
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help to locate main point of the passage.
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Contrast Keywords?
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But, However, on the other hand, not, Alternatively, By Contrast
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Sequence Key words?
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First of all, next, secondly, finally, before/ after.
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Evidence Keywords?
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Because, since, for example, due to.
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Emphasis?
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Key Pieces of information
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Continuation?
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Expect more of the same, no change in the author’s line of reasoning.
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Conclusion ?
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Locate the main point.
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Contrast ?
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Strong indicators of passage structure.
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Sequence ?
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A string of relevant details quickly.
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Gist?
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It involves reading what the author is primarily trying to say and putting that into your own words.
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