ESSENTIAL QUESTION

How do I analyze information in diverse formats and evaluate the motives behind the presentation?

Homework

1. You are to use this Power Point to take Cornell Notes on technical reading.

2. Notes are due by Friday.

3. Be prepared for a quiz on Friday.You must access your notes online as there probably will

not be any class time allotted for this.

TECHNICAL READING

• Very specific information• Usually includes illustrations

and visuals to clarify and reinforce

EXAMPLES OF TECHNICAL READING• Instructions• Manuals• Directions• Reports• Spreadsheets

SKILLS NEEDED FOR UNDERSTANDING

TECHNICAL READING• Following step-by-step

instructions• Understanding brief phrases

or incomplete sentences• Problem-solving capacity

SEQUENTIAL• Arranged in order or in

sequence• Logical flow or progression

ACRONYMS• An abbreviation formed by

initial (first) letters• ISS = In School Suspension

DIAGRAM• Helps you see how something

works• Read the title • Read each label • Look at the parts• Follow arrows and numbers

Geosynchronousorbit

low Earthorbit

Polar Orbit

eccentricorbit

DIAGRAM cont’d• Read captions• Don’t draw conclusions• Just understand it• It’s a drawing of what the text is

describing• Read it more than once• Put it in your own words• Redraw it to remember it

CHARTS

• Pack lots of information in a small space

• Give info, show processes, or make comparisons

FLOW CHART

•A diagram that shows a step-by-step process

GRAPHS• Use lines, pictures, and

symbols rather than words• Vertical axes• Horizontal axes

BAR GRAPH• Vertical or horizontal bars

show or compare quantities or amounts

LINE GRAPH• Show a series of data points• Trends or change over time• Read the titles• Check unit of measurement• The steeper the line the

faster the change

PIE CHART• Also called circle charts• Circle is divided into parts or slices• Emphasizes relative size or

importance• Entire circle = 100%• Shows percentages

HOW TO READ A PIE CHART

• The title• Read labels and legends• Compare size of the pieces• Shows major factors, but

not smaller factors.

TABLE

• Most common type of graph• All kinds of data• Columns and rows• Easily reference material• A lot of info in a small space

HOW TO READ A TABLE

• The title• Across the top

and down the outside column

• Look up abbreviations

HOW TO READ A TABLE

• Use a ruler or finger

• Can easily see similarities and differences

TIMELINES•Key events placed in time order•Visual picture of order of events•Vertical or horizontal•Labels usually name a specific year•Preview or a summary of events

HOW TO READ A TIMELINE

• Title or caption • Start date and end date• Each date and event

CHRONOLOGICAL

• Arranged in the order of time• Timelines are CHRONOLOGICAL

CARTOONS

•Simple drawings•Illustrate point of view•Some have captions •Skillful use of humor

HOW TO READ CARTOONS

• Identify the subject • Read any words• Look at expressions, clothing,

actions• Look for symbols• Look for irony (the unexpected)

ILLUSTRATIONS

• Add interest• Emphasize key points• Read the captions

PHOTOGRAPHS• Images of real life• Carry strong, carefully crafted

messages• Identify the subject• Read caption or the text • Examine photographers choices

ELEMENTS OF PHOTOGRAPHS

•Type of shot•Positioning of

the subject•Lighting•Color or tone

MAPS

• Show all or part of the Earth’s surface

• Information through lines, colors, shapes, and symbols

KINDS OF MAPS

•Physical – mountains, rivers•Political – boundaries •Road – streets and highways•Historical – events or

boundaries in the past•Thematic – info on a specific

topic

HOW TO READ A MAP

•Title•Key or legend•What kind of map•Scale

Map 1

Map 2

Map 3

Map 4

Map 5

Map 6

Map 7

Map 8

Map 9

Map 10

Map 11

Map 12

Map 13

Map 14

TEXT FEATURES VOCABULARY

• Be sure that the following five words are in your dictionary.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• At front of book• Lists major chapters and

units along with their page numbers

INDEX• Very back of the book• Gives location – page number

of important ideas, topics, terms, people, places, etc.

• Listed alphabetically• A search tool

GLOSSARY

• Definitions in back of book• Alphabetical list of key

people, places, events, and words

HEADINGS

• Short titles• The main idea• Show divisions in the text

or report

BOLDFACE

• Words in heavy, dark type• Indicate that a word, term,

or event is important