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Reading and Writing Lesson 12

This document discusses text and discourse, and defines them as large units of written language and utterances such as discussions respectively. It also discusses properties of well-written text, including organization, coherence, cohesion, and appropriate language use. Additionally, it defines graphic organizers and provides examples such as Venn diagrams, double-entry journals, KWLH charts, concept maps, flow charts, and hierarchical maps that help readers organize information and understand relationships between concepts. Graphic organizers can promote higher-level thinking and long-term retention of information.

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Reading and Writing Lesson 12

This document discusses text and discourse, and defines them as large units of written language and utterances such as discussions respectively. It also discusses properties of well-written text, including organization, coherence, cohesion, and appropriate language use. Additionally, it defines graphic organizers and provides examples such as Venn diagrams, double-entry journals, KWLH charts, concept maps, flow charts, and hierarchical maps that help readers organize information and understand relationships between concepts. Graphic organizers can promote higher-level thinking and long-term retention of information.

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Text and Discourse  contractions

Text - large unit of written language  abbreviations


Discourse – utterance, talk, speech,  acronyms
discussion, conversation
TEXT AS READER-WRITER SUBJECT
“EXPRESSION of IDEAS”
Text

- group of ideas put together to make


a point or one central idea
Properties of a Well-written
1. organization
2. coherence & cohesion
3. appropriate language use
4. proper mechanics
Organization READING; WRITING

- arrangement of ideas in a text Graphic organizers ; Patterns of


- create an outline for good development
organization - Both the reader and the writer act
Coherence & Cohesion upon the text they read and write.
Thus, the absence of one will make
- connection of ideas the other unachievable.
- connection between sentences and
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS [definition]
paragraphs
- use of transitional and cohesive - Readers are able to examine his/her
devices understanding of the text.
 adding more information – in - Readers are able to see the
addition, moreover similarities and differences
 referring to the previous statement between information presented in
– as mentioned earlier the text and their previous
 contrasting previous statement – knowledge.
however
[what are they?]
Appropriate Language Use
• These are visual frames used to
- acceptable style of language represent and organize learning
information.
Business Correspondences
[why use them?]
concise; formal
 promote higher-level thinking skills
× wordy phrases  increase comprehension
 facilitate long-term retention of
 courteous tone information
Literary pieces GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
 less formal; more creative VENN DIAGRAM
Proper Mechanics It uses overlapping circles or other
Conventions of Writing shapes to illustrate the logical
relationships between two or more
 capitalization sets of items.
Often, they serve to graphically
 punctuation organize things, highlighting how
the items are similar and different.
 spelling
DOUBLE-ENTRY JOURNAL
This strategy enables you to record
responses to text as you read.
Students write down phrases or
sentences from their assigned
reading and then write their own
reaction to that passage.
KWLH CHART
K-W-L-H charts are graphic
organizers that help organize
information before, during, and
after a unit or a lesson.
K – Know
W – Want
L – Learned
H – How
CONCEPT MAP
Concept mapping visually illustrates
the relationships between concepts
and ideas. 
Often represented in circles or
boxes, helping the brain organize
and structure thoughts to further
understand information and discover
new relationships.
FLOW CHART
A flow chart or a flow diagram is a
diagram which represents the
sequence of actions in a particular
process or activity.
A step-by-step progression through a
procedure.
HIERARCHICAL MAP
The most general or most important
concept is placed at the top of the
map and more specific, related
topics are linked below it.
-body of officials -ranks or
orders
- @eewww_yawn

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