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| Question | Answer |
| group of sentences | paragraph |
| main/ central point in the paragraph | main idea |
| where main idea can be found, it summarized the text | topic sentence |
| support the main idea | supporting details |
| unity of ideas in a paragraph | cohesion |
| this means to stick together; the quality of being logical and well organized | coherence |
| allow smooth flow between words by linking thoughts from one to another | transitional devices |
| give the 5 logical patterns to achieve coherence | chronological spatial order of importance compare and contrast topical order |
| 3 structures of the text | intro body conclusion |
| gives sequence of events | chronological order |
| how things fit together in a physical space | spatial order |
| details arranges from last to most important idea (v.v.) | order of importance |
| how things are similar/different from one another | compare and contrast |
| details arranged according to subtopics within a larger topic | topical order |
| it provides background of the text | introduction |
| it supports the thesis statement, gives facts, reasons, examples | body |
| it ties the ideas in the text together | conclusion |
| ideas are put together in a logical manner | organization |
| order things happened | chronological |
| series of items, aka listing, to support main idea | enumeration |
| list of steps/directions | process |
| physical location of objects in space | spatial order |
| spelling, grammar, technicalities in structure of text | mechanics |
| indicators of a well written text | language use |
| used in personal texts, for family and friends | informal language |
| used in academics and official texts | formal language |
| commonly found in everyday life | familiar language |
| straight to the point | direct language |
| easy to understand, avoids highfalutin words | simple language |
| free of any stereotype of ethnicity or religion | unbiased language |
| type of unbiased language where communicator must be careful not to favor a certain gender when constructing sentences | gender neutral language |
| the circumstances that give an idea about and event so that it cam be fully understood | context |
| 4 components of context | subject purpose audience/readers occasion/situation |
| relationship formed between two texts that ensures connection between them | intertextuality |
| who coined the term "intertextuality" in 1967? | Julia Kristeva |
| what was the essay written by Julia Kristeva where the term "intertextuality" was coined? | Word, Dialogue, and Novel |
| 2 forms on intertextuality | writer references a literary text writer references media or social text |
| associated with computing, arrangement of infos in a computer which pictures are linked from one another -non linear way of sharing infos | Hypertext |
| who coined the reading process, "reactive to interactive. (v.v.)? | Michael Riffaterre |
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