Analyzing Texts

Analyzing Texts

1. Central Ideas

   • Most important ideas
     • They can be stated in two ways
       • Explicit in the in the introduction or conclusion
       • Infered by the reader after looking at the details presented by the author
     • Headings provide clues to get the central ideas
     • It often helps paraphrasing a text
       • To get the Central ideas easier

2. Historical Counts

   • Tells a true story
     • About
       • Events of the Past
     • The stories are usually told in chronological order
       • Organized from
         • The first events to the last ones
       • Classification
         • Primary source
           • Usually related as if the person was present
           • Uses vivid details
         • Foundational Text
           • Provides Information about a place's history
             • They present ideas with a first-hand point of view
               • Some of them show the historical events as experiences that they had
       • Purposes
         • The purpose is the reason of why an author writes a text
           • Can be to
             • Inform
             • Entertain
             • Express one's belives or feelings
             • Persuade
       • Theme
         • Central idea that the author wants to communicate
           • These ideas are often emphasized or repeated
       • Rhetorical Features
         • Includes all the methods the writer uses to communicate ideas
           • Such as
             • Repetition
             • Allusion
             • Others