Rw 1

• Rapid Reading. Aims to locate specific information or main ideas in a short span
• Example of rapid reading: Skimming and Scanning
• Skimming. reading through the text to the identify the main idea.
• Scanning. Reading to find specific information quickly.
• Previewing. Reading to gather relevant information and to recall prior
• Literal Reading. A skill where understanding of ideas and facts are directly stated
• Examples of Literal Reading: Summarizing and Paraphrasing
• Summarizing. kill of acquiring the substance of the text and shortening the essence into a concise version.
• Paraphrasing. A skill of restating original ideas into rehashed statements
• Inferential Reading. Known as “reading between the lines”, this skill deduces the
• Critical Reading. A skill where close and thorough evaluation of the claims in a text in terms of logic, validity, and relevance.

  Exact opposite of Skimming
• It is essential to use the right thinking tools especially when information can be random.
• Brainstorming. individual or group tool for creative and fluent idea generation. To establish new patterns of development and new ways of thinking
• Vein Diagram. Compare and contrast ideas or events
• Network Tree. Represent hierarchy, classification, and branching
• Spider / semantic Map. Investigate and enumerate various aspects of a central ideas
• Problem-Solution Map. Display the nature of problems and solutions
• Timeline. Show the chronological order of events
• Plot Diagram. Map events in a story, making it easier to analyze the major parts of the plot
• Series of Events Chain. Show the logical sequences of events
• Fishbone Map. To better understand the casual relationship of a complex phenomenon. It shows the factors that cause a specific event or problem, as well as details of each cause.
• Cycle. Describe how a series of events interact to produce a set of results repeatedly
• Persuasion Map. Map out arguments and evidence asserting a viewpoint
• Outlining. a tool for organizing ideas, used in pre-writing strategy and

  post-reading activity
• Two types of outlining: Decimal Outline (Use numbers as labels), Alphanumeric Outline (Use numbers and letters as labels)
• Four Principles in Outlining: Coordination, Division, Subordination, Parallelism
• Coordination. those items which are of equal significance have comparable numeral or letter designations, should be seen as "having the same value."
• use only one basis of division at each rank and make the basis of division as sharp as possible.
• Subordination. in ordering ideas you should organize material from general to specific or from abstract to concrete
• Parallelism. coordinate heads should be expressed in parallel form
• Kinds of Outline According to structure. Topic and Sentence Outline
• Topic Outline. uses words and phrases for its entries.
• Sentence Outline. is used for complicated topics that require a lot of details.
• Patterns of Development. the patterns help you follow ideas easily and understand them better .
• Exemplification pattern. presents the main idea in a general statement and then provides specific and concrete examples to expound on it.
• A descriptive pattern basically provides details on the idea by using either 2 patterns. Through a sensory pattern, ideas are arranged based on one or all of the five senses. A spatial pattern, on the other hand, arranges ideas by location or physical space.
• A chronological pattern organizes ideas or events according to time. It can either be in the form of a narration or a process. A narration sequences events in the order in which they occurred in time, while a process organizes details based on stages or steps.
• A listing pattern organizes ideas using enumeration.
• A comparison and contrast pattern organizes ideas based on how events, places, people, things, and concepts are similar to or different from one another.
• 2 ways of compare and contrast: separately or side by side