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Reading and Thinking Strategies Across Text Types

1. A text becomes a connected discourse when the ideas within it are logically linked together. 2. Key qualities of a well-written connected text include cohesion, coherence, intentionality, acceptability, informativity, situationality, and intertextuality. 3. To link ideas logically, an author can use topic sentences, supporting details, and concluding sentences in paragraphs, as well as connective words and phrases.

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Reading and Thinking Strategies Across Text Types

1. A text becomes a connected discourse when the ideas within it are logically linked together. 2. Key qualities of a well-written connected text include cohesion, coherence, intentionality, acceptability, informativity, situationality, and intertextuality. 3. To link ideas logically, an author can use topic sentences, supporting details, and concluding sentences in paragraphs, as well as connective words and phrases.

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Reading and Thinking

Strategies Across Text Types


1.Text as Connected Discourse
2.Selecting and Organizing Information
3.Patterns of Development
4.Properties of a Well-Written Text
Text as Connected Discourse

What makes a text a


Connected
Discourse?
A text becomes a
connected discourse
when we read.
What is Reading?
 Reading is a cognitive process of
decoding symbols to derive meaning
from a text.
 It is always an interaction between the
text and the reader
We read to gain and
share information and
ideas, whether for
academic, personal or
professional
purposes.
Text as Connected Discourse

TEXT DISCOURSE
 A large unit of written language.  utterance, talk, speech,
 A group of ideas put together to discussion, and
make a point or one central idea. conversation.
 Has a structure which requires the  An extended expression of
ideas in the discourse to be thoughts or ideas.
relevant with each other.
A text is generally considered as
written material, especially
longer pieces of writing as in a
book, a letter or a newspaper.

Discourse is generally
regarded as spoken.
Jorgensen and Phillips put forth the
qualities of a text as:
• 1. Cohesion. The parts are connected.

• 2. Coherence. The overall text has meaning.

• 3. Intentionality. The writer’s attitude and


purpose can be discerned.

• 4. Acceptability. The text is recognized


•5. Informativity. There is a quantity
of new or expected info.

•6. Situationality. The text’s topic is


situationally and culturally
appropriate.

•7. Intertextuality. The text can be


linked to preceding discourse.
Written text acquires the characteristics
of connected discourse when:

Its ideas are linked logically.


Here are some steps to make a
logical division of idea paragraph:

a.Begin a logical division paragraph


with a topic sentence.

b.In the supporting sentences,


discuss each point one after the
other.

c.Introduce each new point with a


signal word or phrase.
a.In addition, support each point
with a convincing detail such as
an example or statistic
(numbers, amounts,
percentages, etc).

b.Finally, end a logical division


paragraph with a concluding
sentence.
Connectives for listing arguments
This can be used for the
Firstly first supporting argument.

These can be used for any further


Secondly, furthermore, supporting arguments (except, of
moreover, in addition course, for “Secondly” which can
only be used for the second.

This can be used for the


Finally last supporting argument.
Concluding Connectives
Three common concluding connectives are:

In conclusion These all carry roughly the same


meaning. They should be used
to indicate that you are making
In summary final statements that cover all
the supporting arguments in a
very general way.

Thus
In fact/Indeed
These two connectives have almost the same
meaning and both can be used in the following
situations:

1.To connect a more detailed statement with a


preceding general statement
Example: Today is very warm. In fact (or Indeed)
it is 35 degrees Celsius.
2. To connect a statement which is more
factual and exact with a preceding statement
that is more debatable and general.

Example: The internet is very popular in


Australia. Indeed (or In fact), Australia has the
highest proportion of Internet users per head
of population of any country in the world.

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