Expository & Argumentative Text

Competitions in which competitors deliver an original speech on a subject of their choice, though the speech must be factual.

vocabulary, structure, grammar of oral or written language.

color, vectors and viewpoint in still and moving images.

the act or process of forming reasons, drawing conclusions, and applying them to a case in discussion.

a person who disagrees with something and speaks against it.

proximity, direction, position of layout, organization or objects in space.

Is a limited preparation speech event based on research and original analysis.

A speech of an individual event that involves a five to eight minutes speech with a characteristically short preparation time of one to three minutes.

An educational talk to an audience, especially to students in a university or college.

movement, facial expression and body language.

volume, pitch, and rhythm of music and sound effects.

a person who disagrees with something and speaks against it

the act or process of forming reasons, drawing conclusions, and applying them to a case in discussion

point or statement that supports ones ideas and/or thesis

point or statement in opposition to the argument being made in a written document or speech

the process of discrediting the arguments that oppose your thesis statement

someone who argues in favor of something advocate

attention grabber/hook, background information, thesis statement

Three body paragraphs (Three major arguments)

An argument to refute earlier arguments and give weight to the actual position

Rephrasing the thesis statement, major points, call to attention, or concluding remarks

A speech of an individual event that involves a five to eight minutes speech with a characteristically short preparation time of one to three minutes

An educational talk to an audience, especially to students in a university or college

Is a limited preparation speech event based on research and original analysis

A long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program

It is a fact based with the purpose of exposing the truth through a reliable source

The aim of writing argumentative is to convince or persuade the reader

Is a sentence, sometimes at the beginning of a paragraph that states or suggests the main idea or topic of a paragraph

It begins with an introduction, follows with a thesis/claim, and gives data and evidence to support that claim.

Analyzes two sides of an argument and reaches a conclusion after weighing the strengths and weaknesses of each.

Is supported by verifiable facts or data such as statistics or testimonies; hence there is potential for controversy, conflict or conversion

An assertion that specific plans or courses of action should be instituted as solutions to problems

An attempt to prove the desirability or undesirability of something or if something is good, bad, or wrong

Is the process and act of speaking or giving a lecture to a group of people in a structured deliberate manner

A text may be defined as multimodal when it combines two or more semiotic systems.

Like film, animation, slide shows, e-posters, etc. It conveys meaning through combinations of written and spoken language, visual, audio, gestural and even spatial modes.

Like speech, dance, performance, and oral storytelling, it convey meaning through combinations of modes such as gestural, spatial, spoken language and audio.