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2. 1.Be a careful researcher by first reading the text from beginning to end. Then reread slowly using all your researching skills. 2.Scan the document paying close attention to white space. The white space will help you read and hold on to information in chunks. 3.Read a chunk, ask, “What is this text teaching me about?” Jot one keyword. 4.Reread chunk and ask, “What is the text teaching me here about (topic/keyword jotted)?” Be sure to add the details in your own words! Put a box around the main point of each paragraph. 5.Use bullets underneath the main point to jot supporting details you are learning about each main point. Refer back to the text when adding supporting details. Ask, “Is the evidence sound? Is it relevant? Does the evidence support the claim?”

3. 6.Questions to keep in mind as you research & jot:  What interests you?  What surprises you?  What connects for you?  What questions do you have?  What do you know now that you didn’t know before?  How does this information apply to you?

4. May 13, 1958 The President The White House Washington, D.C. My dear Mr. President: I was sitting in the audience at the Summit Meeting of Negro Leaders yesterday when you said we must have patience. On hearing you say this, I felt like standing up and saying, “Oh no! Not again.” I respectfully remind you sir, that we have been the most patient of all people. When you said we must have self-respect, I wondered how we could have self-respect and remain patient considering the treatment accorded us through the years. 17 million Negroes cannot do as you suggest and wait for the hearts of men to change. We want to enjoy now the rights that we feel we are entitled to as Americans. This we cannot do unless we pursue aggressively goals which all other Americans achieved over 150 years ago. As the chief executive of our nation, I respectfully suggest that you unwittingly crush the spirit of freedom in Negroes by constantly urging forbearance and give hope to those pro-segregation leaders like Governor Faubus who would take from us even those freedoms we now enjoy. Your own experience with Governor Faubus is proof enough that forbearance and not eventual integration is the goal the pro-segregation leaders seek. In my view, an unequivocal statement backed up by action such as you demonstrated you could take last fall in dealing with Governor Faubus if it became necessary, would let it be known that America is determined to provide – in the near future – for Negroes – the freedoms we are entitled to under the constitution. Respectfully yours, Jackie Robinson

5. I was sitting in the audience at the Summit Meeting of Negro Leaders yesterday when you said we must have patience. On hearing you say this, I felt like standing up and saying, “Oh no! Not again.”

6. I was sitting in the audience at the Summit Meeting of Negro Leaders yesterday when you said we must have patience. On hearing you say this, I felt like standing up and saying, “Oh no! Not again.” Jackie Robinson is frustrated with President Eisenhower’s request to have patience.

7. I was sitting in the audience at the Summit Meeting of Negro Leaders yesterday when you said we must have patience. On hearing you say this, I felt like standing up and saying, “Oh no! Not again.” Jackie Robinson is frustrated with President Eisenhower’s request to have patience. He attended a Summit Meeting of Negro Leaders and heard President Eisenhower ask for patience. He wanted to stand up and say, “Oh no! Not again.”

8. Jackie Robinson is frustrated with President Eisenhower’s request to have patience. He attended a Summit Meeting of Negro Leaders and heard President Eisenhower ask for patience. – Wow. Life was very different in the 50’s. He wanted to stand up and say, “Oh no! Not again.” – Now we have President Obama.

9. Starts with the topic Reread and ask, “What about the topic?” Draw a box around the main point sentence. Bullet supporting details Ask questions and add thoughts Patience Jackie Robinson is frustrated with President Eisenhower’s request to have patience. He attended a Summit Meeting of Negro Leaders and heard President Eisenhower ask for patience. – wow. Life was very different in the 50’s. He wanted to stand up and say, “Oh no! Not again.” – Now we have President Obama.

10. I respectfully remind you sir, that we have been the most patient of all people. When you said we must have self-respect, I wondered how we could have self-respect and remain patient considering the treatment accorded us through the years. Self-respect Jackie Robinson is frustrated with President Eisenhower’s request to have patience and self-respect. He reminds President Eisenhower of how patient his people have been. He questions how his people can have self-respect while the inequalities continue.

11. Continue reading Text 1: Letter from Jackie Robinson to President Eisenhower. For each paragraph: – Identify one key word. – Write the main point of the paragraph in a complete sentence (in your own words). Put a box around this sentence. – Support your main idea sentence with details from the text. List these in bullet form. – Ask questions and add thoughts to your supporting points.

12. Read Text 2: NASA to Share the Universe with Instagram Users through Its Images. For each paragraph: – Identify one key word. – Write the main point of the paragraph in a complete sentence (in your own words). Put a box around this sentence. – Support your main idea sentence with details from the text. List these in bullet form. – Ask questions and add thoughts to your supporting points.