Mastering Document Analysis and Personal Opinions

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Course Outline

  1. Document type and presentation
  2. Topic, setting and timing
  3. Characters and personal opinion

1. Document type and presentation

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Article: An article is a written text that presents information or opinions on a topic.
  • Newspaper article: A newspaper article is a text published in a newspaper, usually about current events.

Essential Points

  • A document can be an article, a text, a newspaper article, or a blog post.
  • You present the document by stating what it is.
  • You present the document by naming its type.

Memory Hook

Type words: article/newspaper/blog = where it appears.

2. Topic, setting and timing

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Main topic: The main topic is the central subject the text focuses on.
  • Setting: The setting is where the story or events take place.

Essential Points

  • You can introduce the topic with phrases like “The text talks about…” or “The main topic is…”.
  • You can describe where it happens with “The story takes place in…” or “It happens in…”.
  • You can describe when it happens with “nowadays”, “in the past”, or “in the future”.

Memory Hook

Topic = what; setting = where; timing = when.

3. Characters and personal opinion

Key Concepts & Definitions

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Practice quiz preview

1. Which phrase best identifies the document type in a presentation of a written work?

2. Which item is an example of a document type that could be presented in this way?

3. Which sentence best states the main topic of a text?

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Document type — presentation?

Stated by its specific name or category.

Main topic — setting and timing?

Main subject, location, and time period.

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