Reading Strategies

Read aloud...

(With poetry) to heat sound & rhythm, (with drama) to appreciate dialogue or to gain sense of the author's voice

Analogy

A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way

Hasty Generalization

A fallacy in which a conclusion is not logically justified by sufficient or unbiased evidence.

What is a primary source?

A first hand account of a historical or cultural event found in journal, diaries, and letters

What is a tool used for arranging, summarizing, and reviewing information found in your reading?

A graphic organizer

What is a bibliography?

A list of the sources cited and consulted in preparation of a document.

glossary

A place in the back of the book that gives the definitions or tell the meaning of certain words in the book.

SQ4R method

A study technique based on six steps: Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review, and wRite.

What is the SQ4R method?

A survey, question, and review study strategy

What is a transcript?

A written record of what was spoken

The biggest advantage of electronic texts is their...

Accessibility

Connotation

All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests

logical fallacy is

An error in logic

In the appendix of a book, what is included?

Charts, lists, documents, use it as a reference source

Why is the use of summary particularly helpful when analyzing dramatic works?

Dramas are often broken into acts or scenes which give opportunity to review the action

When reading a play, it is important to use stage directions in order to...

Envision the action

A ____ is used to soften the meaning that a more direct word would convey

Euphemism

Words and phrases that are considered unpleasant or offensive are sometimes replaced with....

Euphemisms

A ____ outline, is method of organizing the info you read according to main ideas, major details, and supporting details

Formal

Irony

General term for literary techniques that portray differences between appearance&reality, expectation&result, or meaning&intention

Which part of a textbook lists alphabetically all topics covered in the book along with page #?

Index

Which textbook section lists all the pages on which you can find info about a specific topic?

Index

Proceeding from facts to a conclusion is a method of....

Inductive reading

When a writer uses scholarly, technical, or scientific words and overly long phrases, it is considered____.

Inflated language

One type of inflated language spoken by people in a specialized profession or hobby is called....

Jargon

Connect to historical context

Linking the work to events of the time

If the rules for logical reasoning are not followed, the result is a....

Logical fallacy

When you scan a text, you....

Look it over to find specific info

When you skim a text, you....

Look over it quickly to get a sense of its contents

In a formal outline, what should Roman numerals represent?

Main ideas

What is inductive reasoning?

Moving from specific facts to a conclusion or generalization based on those facts

What do editorial pages of a newspaper offer?

Opinions and evaluations about various topics

Paraphrase

Pause occasionally to restate passages in your own words

A chapter overview can help you...

Preview/review the chapter

What strategy uses four questions to find answers?

QAR

QARs

Question-Answer Relationships is a reading/questioning strategy. Using this strategy will help you understand the need to use both information in the text and information from your own background knowledge when answering questions

preface/introduction of a book does what?

States the authors purpose/may give suggestions for using the book

Denotation

The dictionary definition of a word

Listen to the poem

The melodies of literary language, rhythms, and repetition of sounds can contribute to the mood and meaning of the work

When reading fiction, drama, or poetry, why is it important to connect to the historical context?

The social, political, economic, and literary environment will affect the way an author portrays characters and action

Relate structure to meaning

The start of a new stanza often signals the intro of a new thought or idea

Identify the poem's speaker

This may often be the poet or a fictional character created by the poet

Make personal connections...

To better understand characters, events, & ideas

Establish a purpose...

To decide why you are reading a passage

Reread or read ahead...

To find connections among words and ideas, to find more info about words and ideas

Analyze...

To give you an overall sense of the piece

Ask questions...

To question what's going on in the text as you read

When an important idea is played down or treated casually, it is considered to be an...

Understatement

Engage your senses

Using sensory info will provide greater enjoyment and meaning in the poem

Respond...

Write what the work means to you, what the theme is, and how the work has affected you

Close reading means...

You read it carefully to understand and remember the ideas

it is important to vary your reading style whenever...

Your purpose for reading changes

circular reasoning

a fallacy in which the writer repeats the claim as a way to provide evidence

table of contents

a listing of the major entries in a publication

Index

an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed

deductive reasoning

reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general principle and then applying that principle to a specific case (The sun rises every morning; therefore, the sun will rise on Tuesday morning.)