reading writing strategies 1 dec 2012

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Reading &Summary Writing


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! Reading the intake of information! Writing the production of

information

! In this session, we deal with how tomake your reading skills work for

your writing


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Take Charge of Your Reading

! If you dont like to read, accept theimportance of the skill and work onit. Reading is CRITICAL to your

success!

! Capture and connect


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Capture and Connect

!Capture the supporting details;connect them to the main idea.

! Capture what you dont know andconnect it to what you do know.

! Suggestions for your reading plan! Preview!

Skimming! Highlighting


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Preview

! Scan the material to see what liesahead.! Consider the length of the reading

assignment and estimate howlong it will take.

! Consider the difficulty and planyour time accordingly, especiallyin the exam.

!Consider the structure andfeatures of the reading to helpyou digest the material.

This is a lot of

work! Who

needs it?


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Preview Practice

! Scan passage 1 material to see whatlies ahead.! Consider the length and difficulty of

the passage, how long do you thinkyou need to finish reading it?

! Consider the structure and featuresof the passage, how would you

classify it?


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Skimming

! Fast reading of the content at abouttwice your normal rate.! Focusing on introductory statements,

topic sentences and boldface terms.! Gathering the surface ideas if you donthave enough time to read in depth.


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Skimming Practice

! Skim through Passage 1 and try to findthe following.! Introductory statement(s)?! Topic sentence(s)?! Any boldface terms?


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Highlighting Text

! Highlight:! Topic sentences, Key words, Conclusions

! Watch out!! Highlighting too much can cause you to re-

read everything because you dont knowwhats important.


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Reviewing

! Review to remember the main pointsof the material.! Test yourself on your comprehension.! Some ways to review:! Notes, study questions, flash

cards, outlines, and visual maps /

diagrams


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Reviewing Practice

! Refer to Passage 1, jot down themain points using the diagram given.! Once you are done with the diagram,

test yourself on your comprehension! Re-tell the main points of thepassage in your own words with thehelp of the diagram.


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Summaries

Should be written in your own wordsShould match the tone of the original text

Should not include any of your opinions

Should make specific reference to the authorand/or title and the page(s) of the text


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Original Text

One of the first problems I had to confront in junior high school was my

ethnic background. Redlands is in southern California and had a largeMexican population, consisting mainly of immigrants and illegal aliens

who came up from Mexico to pick fruit. At school they banded

together, speaking Spanish the girls with mountains of black hair,

fizzed from sleeping all night long on masses of pin curls, wearing gobs

of violet lipstick, tight skirts and nylons, and blouses with the collarsturned up in back. The boys were pachucos, tough guys, who slicked

back their gorgeous hair with Three Roses Vaseline tonic and wore

their pegged pants so low on the hip that walking without losing them

had become an art. Few Mexicans were interested in school and they

were ostracized by the whites. So there I was, with a Mexican name,skin, and hair: the Anglos couldnt accept me because of all three, and

Mexicans couldnt accept me because I didnt speak Spanish.

! -Joan Baez,And a Voice to Sing With


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Strong Summary

!In junior high school, Joan Baez feltunaccepted by her Mexican classmates because

she did not speak Spanish and unaccepted by

her Caucasian classmates because she was

Mexican.

Explanation

! This summary states the authors main ideawithout including any specific details.

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