reading process for week 2

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THE READING PROCESS:

from Chapter 2 ofFoundations First


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THINK ABOUT PURPOSE

These will help you determine the kindof information you should be gettingfrom the reading:

Will you be expected to discuss what you arereading? In class? With the teacher?

Will you have to write about what you are

reading? Will it be a formal response or moreinformal? Will you be tested on the material?


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PREVIEWING

Look at the:

visual signals=heading, boxes, etc.

verbal signals=the words and

phrases the writer uses to conveyorder and emphasis


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PREVIEWING

VISUAL SIGNALS: Title

Headings

Italicized and boldfaced words

Numbered and bulleted listsVisuals like graphs, pictures, etc.

Information that is boxed

Information that is in color

Lets all look at Chapter 2, page 31

*Now, lets do some group work!*


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PREVIEWING

VERBAL SIGNALS: (a partial listthewhole list is on pg. 31)

Phrases that signal emphasis: The most

important idea

Look for repeated words and phrases

Words that include examples:for example,

for instanceWords that signal summaries: to sum up, in

conclusion


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HIGHLIGHTING

Highlighting

You can highlight important ideas that you

need to remember or find later.You can also color code information if that

helps you.


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ANNOTATING

Annotating

Annotating basically means writingin your book. This can be anything

from circling words you dont knowto writing ideas in the margins.

This will help prepare you to discussthe reading and, eventually, writeabout it.


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ANNOTATING

You can use underlining and symbolsto identify important information,and this will help reinforce yourunderstanding of the main idea andkey points.


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ANNOTATING


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ANNOTATING


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ANNOTATING

Underline or highlight key ideas Box or circle words or phrases that you want to

remember

Place a check or star next to important ideas

Place a double check mark or 2 stars next toespecially significant ideas

Draw lines or arrows to connect related ideas

Put a question mark beside a word or idea thatyou do not understand

Number the writers key supporting points orexamples


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SUMMARIZING

Summarizing:

A summary retells, IN YOUR OWN

WORDS, what a passage is about.


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WRITING A SUMMARY:

Restate the passages main idea IN YOUROWN WORDS.

Restate the passages supporting points.Add words and phrases between sentenceswhere necessary to connect ideas.

Reread the original passage to make sureyou havent left out anything significant.


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EXAMPLE OF A SUMMARY

There was a girl named Mary who had alamb. The lamb was small and had verywhite fur. It always wanted to be where

she was, and one day it followed her toschool. The other kids thought this wasreally funny because they were not used to

seeing farm animals in class.

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