Reading+Stategies+Cheat+Sheet

► Turn the title into a question ► Look at author and publication information (considering the source) ► Look at subtitles and headings ► Make predictions and text content, main idea, type of argument based on the spot reading strategies list above. ► Identify main idea / thesis ► Identify use of ethos, pathos, logos ► Note any predications that turned out to be true ► Ask questions, note personal reactions to text ► Identify use of loaded words (positive or negative connotations) and analyze their effect ► Draw line where introduction ends ► Chunk and label body paragraphs that seem to go together ► Draw a line where conclusion begins ► Identify most developed and least developed sections ► Identify most effective and least effective arguments ► Which of these strategies are you most likely to use in the future? ►  Why? Answers will vary.
 * Reading strategies Review notes - Cheat Sheet **
 * 1. List at least four strategies you should use before you start actually reading an article. **
 * 2. List several things you should annotate (make margin notes) on a //first reading// of the text. **
 * 3. List several things you can do to evaluate the style and structure of the text on subsequent readings. **
 * Individual Reflection: **