Reading strategies Review notes - Cheat Sheet 1.List at least four strategies you should use before you start actually reading an article. ►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. 2.List several things you should annotate (make margin notes) on a first reading of the text. ►Identifymain idea / thesis ►Identify use of ethos, pathos, logos ►Note any predications that turned out to be true ►Ask questions, note personal reactions to text 3.List several things you can do to evaluate the style and structure of the text on subsequent readings. ►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 Individual Reflection: ►Which of these strategies are you most likely to use in the future? ►Why? Answers will vary.
1. List at least four strategies you should use before you start actually reading an article.
► 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.
2. List several things you should annotate (make margin notes) on a first reading of the text.
► 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
3. List several things you can do to evaluate the style and structure of the text on subsequent readings.
► 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
Individual Reflection:
► Which of these strategies are you most likely to use in the future?
► Why? Answers will vary.