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© 2003 Pearson Education, Inc., Publishing as Longman Publishers Guide to College Reading, 6/e Kathleen T. McWhorter Chapter 5 Reading As Thinking PowerPoint by JoAnn Yaworski
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© 2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers This Chapter Will Show You How to: Preview before reading Develop questions to guide your reading Review after you read
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© 2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers How to Preview The title and subtitle Chapter introduction The first paragraph Boldfaced headings The first sentence under each heading Typographical aids Graphs, charts, and pictures The final paragraph or summary End-of-chapter material
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© 2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Previewing Articles and Essays Check the author’s name. Check the source of the article. If there is no heading, read the first sentence of a few paragraphs throughout the essay.
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© 2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Use Background Knowledge Makes reading easier because you have already thought about the topic. Makes material easier to remember because you can connect the new information with what you already know. Makes topics more interesting if you can link them to your own experiences.
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© 2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers How to Use Background Knowledge Ask question and try to answer them Draw upon your own experience Brainstorm
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© 2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers How to Ask Guide Questions Preview before you try to ask questions. Turn each major heading into a series of questions. As you read the section, look for the answers to your questions. Highlight the answers as you find them. When you finish reading a section, stop and check to see whether you can recall the answers. Place check marks by those you cannot recall. Avoid asking questions that have one-word answers.
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© 2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Creating Questions Heading Reducing Prejudice The Deepening Recession Newton’s First Law of Motion Questions How can prejudice be reduced? What type of prejudice is discussed? What is a recession? Why is it deepening? Who is or was Newton? What is his first law of motion?
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© 2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Read for Meaning Read to answer your guide questions. Highlight answers to questions. Highlight what is important in each paragraph.
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© 2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Test Your Recall As You Read Write your guide questions in the textbook margin. Cover the textbook section and try to recall the answer. If you cannot, reread the section. Repeat the answer aloud or write it.
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© 2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Review after You Read Go back through what you have just read. Look things over one more time. Use the same steps as you followed to preview.
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© 2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers SQ3R S – Survey (preview) Q – Question (ask guide questions) R – Read (read for meaning) R – Recite (test yourself) R – Review (review after you read)
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© 2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Visit the Longman Companion Website http://www.ablongman.com/mcwhorter Take a Road Trip to New Orleans! Visit the Active Reading module in your Reading Road Trip CD-ROM for multimedia tutorials, exercises, and tests.
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