1. ESSENTIAL QUESTION How do I analyze information in diverse formats and evaluate the motives behind the presentation? Homework 1.You are to use this Power Point to take Cornell Notes on technical reading. 2.Notes are due by Friday. 3.Be prepared for a quiz on Friday. You must access your notes online as there probably will not be any class time allotted for this.

2. TECHNICAL READING Very specific information Usually includes illustrations and visuals to clarify and reinforce

3. EXAMPLES OF TECHNICAL READING Instructions Manuals Directions Reports Spreadsheets

4. SKILLS NEEDED FOR UNDERSTANDING TECHNICAL READING Following step-by-step instructions Understanding brief phrases or incomplete sentences Problem-solving capacity

5. SEQUENTIAL Arranged in order or in sequence Logical flow or progression

6. ACRONYMS An abbreviation formed by initial (first) letters ISS = In School Suspension

7. DIAGRAM Helps you see how something works Read the title Read each label Look at the parts Follow arrows and numbers

8. DIAGRAM cont’d Read captions Don’t draw conclusions Just understand it It’s a drawing of what the text is describing Read it more than once Put it in your own words Redraw it to remember it

9. CHARTS Pack lots of information in a small space Give info, show processes, or make comparisons

10. FLOW CHART A diagram that shows a step-by-step process

11. GRAPHS Use lines, pictures, and symbols rather than words Vertical axes Horizontal axes

12. BAR GRAPH Vertical or horizontal bars show or compare quantities or amounts

13. LINE GRAPH Show a series of data points Trends or change over time Read the titles Check unit of measurement The steeper the line the faster the change

14. PIE CHART Also called circle charts Circle is divided into parts or slices Emphasizes relative size or importance Entire circle = 100% Shows percentages

15. HOW TO READ A PIE CHART The title Read labels and legends Compare size of the pieces Shows major factors, but not smaller factors.

16. TABLE Most common type of graph All kinds of data Columns and rows Easily reference material A lot of info in a small space

17. HOW TO READ A TABLE The title Across the top and down the outside column Look up abbreviations

18. HOW TO READ A TABLE Use a ruler or finger Can easily see similarities and differences

19. TIMELINES Key events placed in time order Visual picture of order of events Vertical or horizontal Labels usually name a specific year Preview or a summary of events

20. HOW TO READ A TIMELINE Title or caption Start date and end date Each date and event

21. CHRONOLOGICAL Arranged in the order of time Timelines are CHRONOLOGICAL

22. CARTOONS Simple drawings Illustrate point of view Some have captions Skillful use of humor

23. HOW TO READ CARTOONS Identify the subject Read any words Look at expressions, clothing, actions Look for symbols Look for irony (the unexpected)

27. ILLUSTRATIONS Add interest Emphasize key points Read the captions

28. PHOTOGRAPHS Images of real life Carry strong, carefully crafted messages Identify the subject Read caption or the text Examine photographers choices

29. ELEMENTS OF PHOTOGRAPHS Type of shot Positioning of the subject Lighting Color or tone

30. MAPS Show all or part of the Earth’s surface Information through lines, colors, shapes, and symbols

31. KINDS OF MAPS Physical – mountains, rivers Political – boundaries Road – streets and highways Historical – events or boundaries in the past Thematic – info on a specific topic

32. HOW TO READ A MAP Title Key or legend What kind of map Scale

33. Map 1

34. Map 2

35. Map 3

36. Map 4

37. Map 5

38. Map 6

39. Map 7

40. Map 8

41. Map 9

42. Map 10

43. Map 11

44. Map 12

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47. TEXT FEATURES VOCABULARY Be sure that the following five words are in your dictionary.

48. TABLE OF CONTENTS At front of book Lists major chapters and units along with their page numbers

49. INDEX Very back of the book Gives location – page number of important ideas, topics, terms, people, places, etc. Listed alphabetically A search tool

50. GLOSSARY Definitions in back of book Alphabetical list of key people, places, events, and words

51. HEADINGS Short titles The main idea Show divisions in the text or report

52. BOLDFACE Words in heavy, dark type Indicate that a word, term, or event is important