College Reading Skills II: Presentation November 3 rd , 2010
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Thor Gibbins Montgomery College, Silver Spring/Takoma Park
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College Reading Skills II: Presentation November 3 rd , 2010. Thor Gibbins Montgomery College, Silver Spring/Takoma Park. Agenda. Lecture: Paragraph types with no topic sentences New Article Robot be Good Reading Activity-Combining Roles. 5 Types of Paragraphs with no Topic Sentences. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Transcript of College Reading Skills II: Presentation November 3 rd , 2010
Thor GibbinsMontgomery College, Silver
Spring/Takoma Park
Lecture: Paragraph types with no topic sentences
New Article Robot be Good Reading Activity-Combining Roles
If there isn’t a topic sentence, it is up to you, the reader, to infer the main idea
Just The Facts (RFR p. 239) Question & Answer (RFR p. 240) Competing Points of View (RFR p. 241) Comparison & Contrast ( RFR p. 242) Results of Research (RFR p. 243 )
Let’s Scan (or Survey the Article) Do we have background knowledge on
the subject? What questions do the Authors want us to
be able to answer after reading? Now let’s read and prepare for Friday’s
discussion…except you will perform all the roles of discussion: Question, Clarify, Summarize, Connect, and offer a “So What?”
Homework: Read RFR Chapter 5 pages 238-252 Do exercises 5 & 6 Begin Reading (SQ3R) Robot be Good;
identify topic sentences if any and paraphrase main ideas of paragraphs
