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Reading
and
Thinking Strategies
Across Text Types
Reading and Critical
Thinking Skills
• FINALLY
This can be used for the last supporting argument.
Note: This is not a concluding connective and also you can
use “Furthermore,” “Moreover,” or “In addition” for the last
argument if you wish.
CONCLUDING CONNECTIVES
• IN CONCLUSION
• IN SUMMARY
• THUS
a. Do your parents
own a credit card?
How about you, do
you plan to own a
credit card when
you graduate and
get work? Why?
b. Compare the
writer’s attitude
towards credit
cards with her
friend Sara’s.
c. How are the
paragraph’s ideas
logically linked
WT is CONNECTED DISCOURSE when:
2. There is logical organization and development of the theme
In considering the logical organization of a discourse, consider
its central theme. A central theme is the key, the core, the
significant message of a reading selection.
The summary you give – neither too long nor too short – is a
statement of the central theme, in this case of the news article.
Questions to Ponder BEFORE reading the selection:
• Likewise • Also
• Similarly • Even so
• In a similar manner • In other words
• Like • In general
• In the same way • More specifically
• Such as • At the same time
• At any rate • In addition to
• For the same
reason
3. To contrast
• But • However
• Meanwhile • Nevertheless
• After all • Rather
• Otherwise • Whereas
• Alternatively • But
• Nonetheless • Yet
• Notwithstanding • On the other hand
• Regardless • On the contrary
• In any case • By comparison
• Even • Compared to
• Yet • Although
• Despite this • Conversely
4. To express alternative
• or
• Either …or
• Whether…or
• Conversely
• This can be relevant in
at least two
• Firstly or secondly
5. To place statement in a
particular context.
• In this connection
• From this perspective
• From this viewpoint
• This point of view
• In this school of thought
• From this standpoint
• So conceptually one could argue
6. To place statement in a timely fashion
• Previously • While
• Before this • Meanwhile
• To begin with
• At first
• Furthermore
• Ultimately • Sometimes
• Later • Eventually
• Then • Finally
• Since then • Lastly
• After that • Summing up
• Soon
• Next • In summation
• gradually • In conclusion
7. To show cause and effect
• As a result
• Consequently
• As a consequence
• Hence
• Due to
• In view of
• On account of
• Accordingly
• For this reason
• Therefore
• Following on from
this
• That is why
10. To give an example of an
earlier point of view
• For example
• For instance
• In this case
• To illustrate
• As an illustration
• To take another example
• Namely
• That is
• As shown by
• As illustrated by
• By far
• Even if
11. To repeat, insist on or refer
back to an earlier point
• As previously
mentioned
• As I have said
• In brief
• As I have noted
• As has been noted
12. To emphasize when adding a
conditional statement
• Indeed
• Obviously
• Patently
• Apparently
• Accordingly
• Without a doubt
• Certainly
• Undeniably
• Understandably
• In accordance
with
• According to
• Otherwise
• As far as
13. To conclude a paragraph or an
essay
• Thus • As I have
• Lastly said
• In brief • In summary
• In short • To
• On the summarise
whole • In
• To sum up
conclusion
• In
• ultimately
conclusion
• As I have
Good to remember
1. COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
join ideas together (fanboys )
1. CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS
always work in pairs (either…or, both…and,
neither…nor, not only… but also)
1. SUBORDINATE CONJUNCTIONS
join ideas together that are dependent on each
other (after, although, as if, because, before, if,
since, though, until, when, while, that)
Exercise 1
Directions. Each of the following ten sentences containsat least
one conjunction – either a coordinating conj. or a correlative
conj. (or both). Identify the conjunction(s) in each sentence.
A. ____ These knights fight over land and ladies and power.
B. ____ The best movies are those in the days of knights
and castles.
C. ____ And of course, the good knight always wins,
getting the land and power, and kissing the lady.
D. ____ I really love historical movies.
E. ____ These movies feature battles with sword fights
between knights in full armor.