English 1: Class 7Richard Wilson

Agenda1. Registration2. Notices3. Idiom4. Homework Review5. Reading Skills – Skim & Scan6. Discussion Preparation

Quiz – Friday 29th

HWK- Literature Circles Summary

Vocabulary

Picture Story

Important passages/quotes

Discussion Questions

Idiom

“Making a mountain out of a molehill”

“You're making a mountain out of a molehill. You wrote one bad essay - it doesn't mean you're going to fail your degree.”

“You’ve just got a cold so stop making a mountain out of a molehill. You’re not going to die!”

“Making a mountain out of a molehill”

Homework Review

Homework Pg.18 – 19

Vocabulary Building, Multiword Expressions, Vocabulary Review and Paragraph Topics

Reading Skills

Reading Skills – Why?

Reading Skills – Why?

It saves you time!

Helps you decide if you need to read the whole thing.

Skimming & Scanning

Skimming

To get a general idea of the text.

• You do not read every word. • Look at Chapter Headings and

Sub Headings• First and Last Paragraphs,

Illustrations, Diagrams and the text beneath them etc.

Scanning

To search quickly for particular information – a name, a date or an event

• Run your eyes quickly over the page or

• Follow your finger down the middle of the text.

• Look for key words and clues to help you find what you are looking for.

CloseReading

To read for overall understanding.

Read carefully to get a strong understanding of the material – look at topic sentences to identify main points in a paragraph, think over the points made and language used to help you show good overall understanding in response to questions and in essays.

Scanning

ScanningLooking down and around the text quickly to find specific information from:

Important words

Important facts

Important phrases

You Already Scan!

Find it Fast!1. Find the answer to the

question.

2. Write it down.

3. Raise your hand when you are finished.

Question OneThe main idea of paragraph one is:   Scientists are worried about New

York City.   Logging is destroying the

rainforests.   Governments make money from

logging.   Salmon are an endangered species.

Question TwoThe main idea of paragraph two is:   Canadian forests are especially

under threat.   Hemp is a kind of plant.   Canada is a major supplier of paper

and pulp.   Canada produces a lot of hemp.

Question ThreeThe main idea of paragraph three is:

   Paper could be made from hemp instead of trees.

   Hemp is useful for fuel.    Hemp has been cultivated

throughout history.    Hemp is essential for building large

ships.

Question FourThe main idea of paragraph four is:

  Hemp is used to produce drugs.   Many famous people used to grow

hemp.   It is illegal to grow hemp.   Hemp is useful for producing many

things.

Question FiveThe main idea of paragraph five is:   Hemp should be illegal because it is

dangerous.    Recently, many people have been

working to legalize hemp.   Hemp was made illegal in 1938.   Marijuana is not a dangerous drug.

Skimming

SkimmingDiscovering the main ideas of a text by:

Reading the first & last paragraphs.

Reading topic sentences.

Paying attention to other details such as titles, bold type, italics and photograph captions.

Final Exercise – Skim & Scan!