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54 Cards in this Set
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Reading |
A cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning from a text. |
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Reading |
An interaction between the text and the reader |
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Reading |
A skill that can be improved through consistent practice. |
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Previewing |
Looking at the readily visible parts of the text, like the titles and subtitles, and also visuals and graphs, pictures, and, charts. |
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Skimming the text |
Means you look for the main point of the reading and identify the ideas that develop it. |
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Skimming |
Means physically moving your eyes rapidly along the page and tracing your finger along the lines of the text to speed up your reading. |
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Skimming |
This skill also involves quickly going through beginning and concluding sentences of paragraphs because they usually talk about the topic of the text. |
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Scanning the book |
Looking for specific information. |
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Scanning |
This strategy involves physically moving your eyes quickly along the lines of the text but you do not have to read every word; just read until you locate the details you are searching for. |
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Context clues |
Are words, phrases, and sentences that surround an unfamiliar word that can help you recognize the meaning of an unknown word because the text gives you information about it. |
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Synonyms |
Context clue used when the text has words or phrases that are similar in meaning to the unknown word. |
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Synonym clues |
May be signaled by the following words: "like"or"as." |
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Antonym |
Is a word that reveals the opposite meaning in relation to the unknown word. |
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Antonyms |
When you see words like "although", "but", "despite", "instead", "in contrast," "unlike," "however," "even though," "on the contrary," and "conversely," these usually precede ______ because these are used to show contrasting ideas. |
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Examples |
Are specific details in a text that are used to clarify the meaning of a word. |
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Explanations |
May be given as clues to describe an unknown term. When phrases like "because" or "that is" follow a word, these may be _______. |
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Definitions |
May follow an unfamiliar word. Terms like "is," "means," "is defined as," and "refers to" are used with _________. |
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Situations |
The ________ in which a word is used can also be helpful in determining the meaning of that word. The meaning of a word may change depending on its context, or how and where it is used. |
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Denotation |
The basic, precise, literal meaning if the word that can be found in a dictionary. |
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Connotation |
The positive, negative, or neutral feelings, attitudes, ideas, or associations with a word. |
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Connotations |
Portray more multifaceted definitions of a word whether these are positive, negative, or neutral. |
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Annotating the text |
Simply means making notes on your copy of the reading. |
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Outlining the text |
By locating the thesis statement, claims, and evidence, and then plotting these into an outline, you can see how the writer structures, sequences, and connects his or her ideas. |
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Summary |
Consists of getting the main points of the essay and important supporting details. |
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Summarizing |
Is a useful skill because you can better understand the reading if you can recognize and differentiate major and minor points in the text. |
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Questioning the text |
Involves asking specific questions on points that you are skeptical about. |
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Explicit |
Information that is clearly stated. |
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Implicit |
Ideas that are suggested in the text. |
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Inference |
Is a conclusion that you make based on explicit information and your reasoning and background knowledge. |
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Claim / Central Argument / Thesis Statement |
Writer's point or position regarding the chosen topic. |
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Claim |
Is the most important part of the text. |
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Claim |
Is a sentence that summarizes the most important thing that the writer wants to say as a result of his/her thinking, reading, or writing. |
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False Claims that are only factual or based on opinion are not debatable, a good claim should be argumentative and debatable. |
True/False A good claim should be only factual or based on opinion. |
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False A good claim must be specific and focused. Overgeneralizations and vague assertions are results of an unfocused claim. |
True/False A good claim should lead to overgeneralizations and vague assertions. |
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True A good claim should be interesting and engaging. |
True/False A good claim should hook the reader, who may or may not agree with you, to encourage them to consider your perspective and learn something new from you. |
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Claim of fact, value and policy |
What are the different types of claim? |
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Claims of fact |
These claims state a quantifiable assertion, or a measurable topic. |
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Claims of fact |
These claims assert that something had existed, exists, or will exist based on data. |
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Claims of value |
Claims that assert something that can be qualified. |
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Claims of value |
Claims consisting of arguments about moral, philosophical, or aesthetic topics. |
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Claims of policy |
These claims posit that specific actions should be chosen as solutions to a particular problem. |
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Claims of policy |
These claims defend actionable plans and usually answer "how" questions. |
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Context |
Defined as the social, cultural, political, historical, and other related circumstances that surround the text and form the terms from which it can be better understood adds evaluated. |
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Intertextuality |
Is the modeling of a text's meaning by another text. |
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Intertextuality |
Defined as the connections between language, images, characters, themes, or subjects depending on their similarities in language, genre, or discourse. |
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Hypertext |
Is a relatively new way of reading a text online. |
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Hypertext |
Is a nonlinear way of showing information. |
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Assertions |
Are declarative sentences that claim something is true about something else. |
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Fact |
A statement that can be proven objectively by direct experience, testimonies of witnesses, verified observations, or the results of research. |
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Convention |
Is a way in which something is done, similar to traditions and norms. |
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Opinion |
Based on facts, but are difficult to objectively verify because if the uncertainty of producing satisfactory proofs of soundness. |
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Preference |
Assertion based on personal choice. |
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Counterclaims |
Are claims made to rebut a previous claim. |
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Evidence |
The details given by the author to support his/her claim. |