About Reading from Textbooks and Lectures
- Good vs. poor readers
- Stages of Reading
- Schema
- Topics
- Main Ideas
- Topic Sentences
- Details (Major & Minor)
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Review Questions
- How are good and poor readers different?
- How can writing help you to read better?
- What are the three stages of reading and what is involved within each?
- What is the relationship between a topic sentence and main idea?
- What is your schema and how does it relate to reading?
- What are the five thinking strategies of good readers and how can you apply them?
- How are stated and Implied main ideas different?
- What is the difference between the topic, the main idea, and supporting details?
- What questions can you ask to find the main idea?
- How are major and minor details different?
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Articles & Short Stories
- From American Ways
- 1. Understanding the Culture of the U. S.
- 2. Traditional American Values and Beliefs
- Handouts
- "A Mighty Girl"
- "In Praise of the F Word"
- "Bare Branches"
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Review questions
- What is the main idea of each article/chapter?
- How does the author support his or her main idea?
- What major details support the main idea?
- What minor details are included to add interest to the article?
- What does the author mean?
- How does the author's message apply to other situations? (relate, react)
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| Graded Readers |
Review questions
- Which graded readers did you read? What were their levels?
- Which one or two did you enjoy more. Why?
- Which one or two did you enjoy less. Why?
- Would you like to read more graded readers? Why or why not?
- Think about one story you read. Who was the main character? What happened in the story? What was the result? (In other words, you should be able to summarize the story briefly.)
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