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English
Undergraduate 1
11/03/2009

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Reading Flexibility
Definition
to be able to adjust the way you read
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Reading Rate Flexibility
Definition
to be able to adjust your spead when reading * for harder material read slower. easier material should be read faster.
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3 Writing STyles
Definition
P. ersuasive
E. xpository
N. arrative
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Monitoring Your Comprehension
Definition
Asking yourself questions on the material you read and what you have obtained from the reading.
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Activating Prior Knowledge
Definition
asking yourself what you already know on a subject before reading about it.
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Predicting
Definition
making a guess about the topic of which you are reading; guessing what it will be like/about
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Determining Your Purpose
Definition
to determine the reason behing reading the material. asking yourself if it was by choice or was it just homework
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Become Involved
Definition
do more with your reading, go above and beyond be looking up terms and seraching up the topic on the internet. The more knowledge you know the better.
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Be Alert, Attentive and Interested
Definition
being alert - aware of what your doing/ reading. be attentive - on point (writing marginal notes and making note of key facts ect.) Interested- sometimes the material can be very boring but making connections and silencing anything that distracts you from being interested can help you stay focused and more entertained by the piece.
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Discover New Ideas
Definition
trying new ways to help yourself read. Experiment with new ways to read and find what works for you.
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Connect new Knowledge to Previous Knowledge
Definition
what you already know is expanded by what you just learned. make connections to understand where your previous understanding meets your new understanding.
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Select facts/ concepts you need to know
Definition
when you don't something well enough remember to look it up and study it. Select the ones you think need to the most all around help and go seraching for what you need to know
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Use the material you have selected
Definition
the best way to keep somthing fresh and stuck in your mind is by using them in conversation or in work. Try doing homework and speaking about it or with it amoung friends and family
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Recite Info/ Self test
Definition
test yourself on what you learned and keep up with what you already know
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Examine yourself by reviewing
Definition
an easy way to self test is by reviewing what you have read it refreshes the material and allows you to see what you didn't the first time as well as proves how well you read it the first time.
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Contextual Analysis
Definition
infering the meaning of an unfamiliar word by analyzing the text surrounding it
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Context clues
Definition
words that deffine an unknown term or hints at it through examples, dashes and commas
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Structural Analysis
Definition
splitting a word or words into parts to discover the meaning
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Prefix
Definition
the beginning of the word that helps identify the meaning behind the term
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Root
Definition
the middle part of the word that pulls the prefix and suffix together in menaing
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Suffix
Definition
the ending of the word that that holds a deffinition on what the word means
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PR(2)0 "PRO"
Definition
P.reviewing
R. eading actively
R. eflecting
O. rganizing information
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Topic
Definition
what a text/conversation etc. is about
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Stated Main Idea
Definition
a simplified or indentifiable sentence of that sums up the topic of the paragraph etc.
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Implied Main Idea
Definition
a main idea that is vague or in general but never really pulled togteher in one sentence btu the text generally adds up to the main idea
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Topic Sentence
Definition
name of a main idea that is usually used in writing classes
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Thesis Statement
Definition
a statement that sums up the entire writing idea of an essay
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Thesis
Definition
a writers idea that sums up his or her own writing
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Minor Supporting Details
Definition
things such as stories and examples are minor supporting details that help pull together a point.
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Major Supporting Details
Definition
points that are made, defined and expressed through out the reading
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Higlighting Strategies
Definition
hilighting repetion and the main ideas of a reading to help summarize what you have read
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Annotation
Definition
summary or notes in addition to the books text
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Marginal Notes
Definition
personal notes that helps to remember what you have read
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Restating The Authors Main Idea
Definition
rewriting in your own words what you understood as th eauthors main idea or a piece
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Paraphrasing a Main Idea
Definition
a few words ( not a full sentence ) that gives the main idea in your own words
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Textbook Preview
Definition
Scanning the pages of a textbook to find out what the book has to offer and what you will gain from reading it
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Chapter Preview
Definition
preparing to go through the chapter scanning it and understanding what you will learn
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