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LCCC English
Question | Answer |
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Critical Reading | technique for discovering information and ideas within a text |
Critical Thinking | technique for evaluating information and ideas, for deciding what to accept and believe |
Rationality | rely on reason, not emotion; rely on evidence; rely on finding best explanation, not just being right |
Critical Thinking Judgement | recognize the relevance and/or merit of alternative assumptions and perspectives, recognize the extent and weight of evidence |
Critical Reading Steps | Restatement-restating what the text says talks about the original topic, Description-describing what a text does, identifies aspects of the structure of the discussion, Interpretation-analyze what a text means asserts an overall meaning |
Short Story Origin | America |
Washington Irving | Grandfather of the short story ( his formula=objective narrative + subjective essay= the short story |
Edgar Allen Poe | Father of the short story, considered to have perfected the short story form, wrote gothic fiction |
5 elements of a short story | plot, setting, tone, theme, conflict |
Plot | series of events |
Setting | place and time |
Tone | attitude towards subject |
Theme | main idea |
Formalist Criticism | looking at the 5 elements of writing objectively |
two types of irony | situational (dramatic) and verbal |