R and W 1st Summative
Cards (50)
- A cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive the meaning from a text
- What are the 2 effective reading strategies?
- It is an interaction between the text and the reader
- what are under getting an overview of the text?
- Looking at the readily visible parts of the text
- helps you become familiarized with the contents of the selection
- allows you to make predictions about the text's content
- you look for the main points of the reading and identify the ideas that develop it
- physically moving your eyes rapidly along the page and tracing your fingers along the lines of the text to speed up your reading
- looking for specific information
- you need to have an idea of details you are looking for
- you do not have to read every word; just read until you locate the details you are searching for
- as you read, you make sense of the text by seeing how it fits with what you already know
- what are the context clues?
- used when the text has words or phrases that are similar in meaning to the unknown word
- reveals the opposite meaning in relation to the unknown word
- specific details in a text that are used to clarify the meaning of a word
- may be given as clues to describe an unknown term; "because" "that is"
- may follow an unfamiliar word; "means" "is defined as" "refers to"
- a word is used can also be helpful in determining the meaning of that word
- what are the 2 ways of describing a word?
- the basic, precise, literal meaning of the word
- positive, negative, or neutral feelings
- this connotation is a favorable association
- this connotation is an unfavorable feeling
- this connotation is unbiased associations
- you evaluate claims, seek definitions, judge info, demand proof, and question assumptions
- a type of reading that goes beyond passively understanding a text
- what are the 5 techniques to help you develop critical reading skills?
- writing your feelings and ideas in reaction to your reading assignment
- This technique allows you to develop your impressions of the text and connect them to your personal experiences
- this technique means making notes on your copy of the reading
- this technique includes highlighting or underlining important passages and writing notes
- by locating the thesis statement, claims, and evidence, and then plotting these into an outline, you can see how the writer connects his idea
- this is similar to outlining the text
- this technique is about getting the main points of the essay and important supporting details
- this technique involves asking specific questions on points you are skeptical about
- you are able to distinguish the information that is clearly stated
- this kind of information is clearly written
- this kind of information is something that is implied but not stated outright in the text