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:check: Academic Reading :check: - Coggle Diagram
:check: Academic Reading :check:
GUIDED READING
:fountain_pen: Tips for how to read a text :fountain_pen:
Look at the title
:star: To try to predict the general topic :star:
:warning: Explore information outside the text
(photos, captions, subheadings) :warning:
To find the source (where it appeared)
To predict the specific aspect of the topic
The first time, pass your eyes
over it very quickly.
To get a general impression of the contents and organization, to check if you predicted the topic, to see which paragraphs go together to form blocks.
:black_flag: Think about the subject :black_flag:
To find out what you already know about it
If we have trouble with the meaning of words or phrases we can:
Read 'around' the word – the whole sentence and the sentences before and after it. :check:
Try to guess the general meaning of the word/phrase, from its context and its form. :!:
Use a dictionary only if these steps don't work. :red_flag:
Explain the ideas to yourself, using other words. :explode:
If we have trouble with the meaning of sentences:
Read the sentences around it.
Pay attention to discourse signals that help you understand how parts of a sentence are connected :black_flag:
Try to analyze the sentence, Find the main clause and its subject and verb. :warning:
If we have trouble understanding what a substitute word refers to:
Decide if the substitute word refers to a specific word or phrase OR to an idea.
Draw an arrow from the substitute word to what it refers to.
Read the whole sentence and the sentences around it.
:star: SKILLS :star:
The Skills provides explanations and practice in the areas of:
The Verb Phrase: learning about how the verb phrase signals time, attitude and focus :silhouettes:
Discourse Markers: learning to recognize these and to identify what ideas they signal :red_flag:
Sentence Structure: learning about how sentence structure communicates meaning :smiley:
Substitute words: learning to identify what substitute words refer to :neutral_face:
