Nursing /ATI TEAS: Reading Concepts
Paraphrasing
Explain an idea in different words
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Term
Definition
Paraphrasing
Explain an idea in different words
Controlling idea
The main idea of a text
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Topic
Subject of a text. Answers the question, who or what is the paragraph about? A noun
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Key point
Provides support to the controlling idea
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Explicit terms
Clearly stated information
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Implicit terms
Information based on something not clearly stated. Sometimes not fact, an opinion. Adjectives and adverbs.
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Term | Definition |
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Paraphrasing | Explain an idea in different words |
Controlling idea | The main idea of a text |
Topic | Subject of a text. Answers the question, who or what is the paragraph about? A noun |
Key point | Provides support to the controlling idea |
Explicit terms | Clearly stated information |
Implicit terms | Information based on something not clearly stated. Sometimes not fact, an opinion. Adjectives and adverbs. |
Anecdote | A short story that illustrates a concept but is not the main idea |
Delineate | Describe precisely |
Chronology | Tells WHEN something happened |
Sequential | Tells the order of things |
Modes of writing | Forms of writing (persuasive, expository, narrative) |
Persuasive writing | Intending to make the reader believe in an idea. Writing that convinces the reader. |
Expository writing | Writing that informs, tells how to, or teaches. |
Narrative writing | Writing that tells a story and often uses sensory details. |