Week 1 Steps in Reading
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| Step 1 Previewing |
To get a quick idea of what the article is about, turn the title into a preview question by using words like Who, What, Where, When, Why, or How.
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| Now quickly read the following: |
- The entire first paragraph
- The first sentences only of the paragraphs that follow
- The entire last paragraph
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| You will now have an educated guess for the following: |
- An answer to your preview question
- The topic of the article; who or what is this article about?
- What is main thing the author is saying about the topic (called the thesis)?
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| Step 2 Close Reading |
- Quickly read the entire article, paragraph by paragraph
- Take a second, revised guess at the thesis, the main thing the author is saying about the topic
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| Reading Autobiography Assignment |
- Read Your Reading Autobiography, pages 1-2 in the Lab Manual
- What was it like for you to learn to read?
- Write your own reading autobiography below.
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