Thor Gibbins Montgomery College, Silver Spring/Takoma Park

 Lecture: Paragraph types with no topic sentences  New Article Robot be Good  Reading Activity-Combining Roles

If there isn’t a topic sentence, it is up to you, the reader, to infer the main idea  Just The Facts ( RFR p. 239)  Question & Answer ( RFR p. 240)  Competing Points of View ( RFR p. 241)  Comparison & Contrast ( RFR p. 242)  Results of Research ( RFR p. 243 )

 Let’s Scan (or Survey the Article)  Do we have background knowledge on the subject?  What questions do the Authors want us to be able to answer after reading?  Now let’s read and prepare for Friday’s discussion…except you will perform all the roles of discussion: Question, Clarify, Summarize, Connect, and offer a “So What?”

 Homework:  Read RFR Chapter 5 pages  Do exercises 5 & 6  Begin Reading (SQ3R) Robot be Good ; identify topic sentences if any and paraphrase main ideas of paragraphs