Reading and Writing For General Comm

Reading and Writing for General Communication  This course contains material that can be used to obtain information or describe information related to articles, journals, or English books. The main points of the courses I have studied are 1. Scanning Speed ​​reading is a way to find information without reading the whole , but we only need to find the key (key word). Its use in everyday life 1. Look up a number in the phonebook 2. Look up a specific word in the dictionary 2. Previewing and Predicting Previewing and predicting is a reading technique by predicting or predicting a text to get extensive information and some material in reading. The advantage of previewing and predicting is that we can guess whether the text or narrative that we have is in accordance with what we want. 3. Finding Topic and Main Idea Topic is used as the basis for the subject as a basis in a book. In my articles include: 1. How to determine the topic 2. How to limit a topic 3. How to make a good topic 4....

let's discuss about contrast .. read bellow!! Contrast  is an activity to compare two objects. Contrast focuses on the differences between two objects rather than the similarities between the two objects. The purpose of contrasting is to compare more than one object to get a clearer and more detailed comparison. Longan and Lanseh Contrast 1. Lanseh  has thick skin while longan has skin 2. Lanseh has a rough skin texture, while longan is fluffy 3. Lanseh has a sweet and slightly sour taste while longan has a very sweet taste Contrast conjunction Contrast conjunction is a conjunction that connects two contradictory sentences. This means that the relationship between one sentence and the next sentence is contradictory. Common conjunctions used in English are though, although, even though, even, if, unless, yet, but, however, despite, in spite of, whereas, nevertheless, notwithstanding. 1. Contrast conjunction though The use of though in English is more towards English conversatio...

  Understanding the main idea, the characteristics of the main idea, the kinds of main ideas, how to determine the main idea. For more details, read the article below… Main idea  Main idea  is the core of a paragraph. The main idea of the paragraph is usually at the beginning of the sentence. The first sentence in a paragraph contains a general sentence. The main idea is divided into 3, namely the main idea at the beginning of the sentence, the main idea at the end of the sentence, and the mixed main idea.  text that has many paragraphs, each paragraph has a main idea. How to finding the main idea: 1. Find the main sentence,  The main sentence is a general sentence 2. the main idea does not contain reference words 3.  usually located in the main sentence, because the main sentence is a general sentence which will be clarified by the next sentence. 4. Finding Key word Characteristics of the main idea 1. There are explanatory sentences or sup...

Hello. Have you ever read a text or writing but still confused about the topic sentence ? This time I will give tips on how to determine the topic sentence. Read the article below...   Identifying topic and topic sentence Topic is an important thing between readers and writers. Identifying the topic in a paragraph can make the reader understand what is being discussed in the text. Topic is the main core or subject of discussion which covers the entire content in the text. Topic sentence is a sentence that is the core of a paragraph that contains all the contents in the text. In the main sentence contains the main idea, main idea, and topic. The main sentence usually has only one sentence in a paragraph. The main sentence is general and broad. Features of the topic sentence 1. Stand alone. The main sentence can be said as the main sentence when it stands alone and can explain the next sentence. However, explanatory sentences cannot stand alone because they must be related to other s...

Hi, the author will discuss about the Biography , read until the end, okay? Biography Definition of biography A biography is a text that contains a person's journey. In the biographical text contains the shortcomings, strengths and problems of the character being written. The biographical text provides a chronology, where the story follows the time sequentially. Biography also includes the setting of time, place, atmosphere, characterizations. The biographical text is also a narrative retelling. The purpose of the biography text is that it is hoped that the reader can make the advantages of the character an example for many people. And the reader can take lessons from the life history of the character. Features of biography text 1. The information in the biography text is based on actual facts, 2. There are advantages of characters who can be used as role models, 3. Have structured sentences, 4. Character history written by someone else. Biography text type 1....

 Hello hello. This time I want to write a blog about comparing and contrast. Surely you already know that, but what do you think is the difference between the two? If you are still unsure about your answer, read the blog below… Compare is an activity to compare something similar. Compare usually shows more similarities between two objects. The difference between comparing and contrast 1. The use of the word "compare" is used to describe the similarity between two objects 2. Compare is used to find similarities or differences. 3. Contrast is used to focus on distinguishing two objects Type of comparison There are 3 types of degrees of comparison 1. Positive comparison Generally referred to as a comparison that is equal or the same. Examples: easy, hard, big, small, etc. And followed by the format “as….” And is a form that must be followed in writing. 2. Comparative comparison A word used to describe an object by comparing it with other objects. And generally called second-degr...

  Hi everyone. So this time I want to write a material resume about descriptive text. You must be familiar with descriptive text because from junior school to high school we are already familiar with what descriptive text . So that we don't forget what a text description is, read the text below, OK…. 1. Definition of Descriptive text Descriptive tex t is a text that contains a description or describes an object that is specific. Descriptive text can contain any object, be it animals, objects, places, etc. The purpose of descriptive text is to explain, describe an object specifically, so that the reader can feel and enjoy it. 2. Descriptive text features 1. There are facts on the ground. What is in the descriptive text is a fact and can be proven. 2. Describe something or object specifically 3. The sentence focuses on the object and does not go out of topic 3. Descriptive text structure 1. Orientation Identification is the initial stage of recognizing the object to be described. 2. ...

Hi meet me again. Do you like imagination? Or fairy tales? when we talk about fairy tales, what we know is narrative text. But do you know what is in narrative text? If you still don't know, let's learn together here... 1. Definition of Narrative text Narrative text in general is a text about a story that presents events based on the sequence of stories. These events can be imaginary or true stories. Narrative texts generally aim to entertain readers, besides that, narrative texts also aim to add information and broaden their horizons. Even though the stories presented are fiction or just fantasy. 2. Types of Narrative text fable myth legend fairytale everyday stories folklore love mystery 3. Characteristics of narrative text 1. have a clear and orderly flow from the beginning to the end of the sentence 2. have a narrative style of story or writing, narrative is writing that is not dialogue 3. have a theme 4. there is a conflict. This conflict ma...

Hello... it's really hot today isn't it? Just pray that it's raining today so it's not hot like I meet my ex hehe... Okay, because it's really hot today, I just want to write a resume, because I can't sleep either. Have you ever heard of Skimming ? If not, let's discuss below. Let's start.. 1. Skimming Definition   Skimming is reading quickly with fast eye movements and finding keywords in the text. Skimming is the same as skinning, except that skimming ignores punctuation when reading and only reads the points in the text. The purpose of skimming is to help preview detailed or heavy readings. Do you know how to determine skimming? If you don't know that, let's discuss it below 2. How to do skimming : 1. tead the title of the book 2. You have to read the sub-chapters in the book 3. Read the first sentence in the paragraph 4. The conclusion of each chapter, if available in the chapter.   From the method above we can find out what the function of s...

  Hallo, Everyone today I will discuss about Finding Topics         let's start.... TOPICS               Topic  is the main core of the entire content of the writing to be conveyed or better known as the topic of conversation .  Basically the subject matter that is used as a basis in a book. The characteristics of the topic include problems of a general nature. Topics are also usually two words or short. So how do you decide on a topic? How to finding the topic: 1. Collect sub-sub-topics from each paragraph 2. Read each paragraph carefully, from the first paragraph to the end 3. Reread paragraph.so that we are more sure on what topics have been found How to narrow the topic: 1. Avoiding new conflicts, because if the topic is still hotly discussed then the topic will expand and usually will be out of topic 2. Using 5w+1h ( what, who, where, why, when + How)    Terms of Good Topi...

               Hello welcome back. I am Sekar Mahisa Asti today I want to continue learning about the subject previewing and predicting. Previewing Definition                Previewing reading is a reading technique to get extensive information and some material in reading. The information contained in the content is what the title of the book is, who is the author of the book and the predictions in the book.                The purpose of previewing is to give us the ability to increase reading speed and can be used in skimming. In addition, the purpose of previewing is to find out about what we are reading without having to read the whole thing.  How to preview : 1. Read the title of the book that will be previewed 2. Viewing pictures 3. Read the main sentence in each paragraph 4. Read the conclusion 5. Pay attention to names, dates, places of n...

                 Hello. Today I want to write about learning on Thursday 27 October 2021 for the Reading course with material on Scanning. Are you know Scanning? Oke let's discuss.. Definition Of Scanning                 Scanning is a fast way that is used to find specific information (fast reading). Speed ​​reading is a way to find information without reading the whole , but we only need to find the key word of the paragraph or which shows in the next paragraph. Purpose Of Scanning                 Scanning is also useful When studying or finding information from books or articles quickly and not reading the whole or just skimming, from scanning we can also learn to find information easily, fast reading also aims to make us more focused.  That's why we need a way to read fast.  How to scanning : 1. We must know the keywords or ...

               Hello , Today is the second meeting in the course Reading And Writing For general comm. In this meeting, the material taught by my lecturer was reading and summarizing novels. The novel I read is a youth novel with the title "April in Moscow". I will give a summary of the novels that I have read. April Fox works for the British Dance company as a dancer. On Monday morning, she saw her boss Maria Grant at a coffee machine and she told April that “I’ve got a some good news, wait and you will see”. After the dancing class, Maria told dancers that I’ve got invitation for us to dance in Moscow next month. Six weeks later, April’s parents took her into Heathrow Airport in London because it was time to go to Moscow.   On the plane April and her friends (Laura) talked about Moscow and what they wanted to do there. The next day the dancers worked very hard because they danced for the festival, Green Oceans more than two hours....

Assalamualikum wr.wb              This is my first experience in blogging. Honestly, I wrote this blog for a college assignment, because I don't like writing. But hopefully this article will be useful for me and for those of you who visit this blog.                Hello,  my name SEKAR MAHISA ASTI. Some people  say my name is really Javanese, it's really true. Okay let's discuss the meaning of my name first. Sekar according to the Javanese language, which means kembang / flower, I also don't know why my parents gave the name Sekar, maybe they expected me to be a woman who grew beautiful like a flower. While Mahisa means Kebo/Buffalo, I feel strange why it has to be like that. Because that name is a prayer, I feel like a buffalo too, like to sleep and lazy to take a bath wkwk. Asti means gems given to girls. So my parents hope that I can be a gem for them, Amin Yaarobb.      ...