chapter 6

Question 1

What is reading?

Answer 1

-Reading is a practice of using text to create meanings (Johnson: 2008)
-Reading is good for your brain.
-Reading is good for your writing skills.

Question 2

What sets you up for reading comprehension?

Answer 2

1- Know Why You Are Reading
(Think of different purposes of reading, to understand)
2- Choose When and Where You Read
3-Manage Heavy Workloads
(Set priorities, Schedule carefully, Set reasonable expectations)
4-Manage Distractions
(Internal distractions, External distractions, Technology)

Question 3

What is the purpose of reading for the activities below? (same answer for any picture of a book or ikea manual etc. )

Answer 3

1. to understand
2. to evaluate
3. for practical application

Question 4

Internal Distractions

Answer 4

Cold
Hunger
Restless
Jumpy
Grumpy

Question 5

External Distractions

Answer 5

Noisy siblings or surroundings

Question 6

How can you make the most of college reading?

Answer 6

1- Use the SQ3R Reading System
Survey, Question, Read, Recite, and Review
2-Respond with Critical Thinking
3-Match Strategies to Different Subjects

Question 7

Name the 5 steps for SQ3R Reading System in order

Answer 7

Step 1: Survey
Step 2: Question
Step 3: Read
Step 4: Recite
Step 5: Review

Question 8

Bloom Taxonomy

Answer 8

1- creating
2-evaluating
3-analyzing
4-applying
5-understanding
6-remembering

Question 9

Reviewing techniques (u can mention any u use)

Answer 9

Reread your notes
Review and summarize
Scan for key points
Answer the end-of-chapter review
Reread the preface, headings, tables, and summary.

Question 10

Evaluating Argument (v. imp)

Answer 10

1.Source
2. Writer
3. Assumption behind the material
4. Is it opinion or fact?
5. Can we compare the evidence from other sources?

Question 11

What does college writing demand of you?

Answer 11

1- planning
2-drafting
3-revising and editing
4-avoiding plagiarism
5-Citation Rules and Regulations

Question 12

How can you avoid Plagiarism

Answer 12

-Make source notes as you go.
-Learn the difference between a quotation and a paraphrase.
- Use a citation even for an acceptable paraphrase.

Question 13

Examples of Plagiarism

Answer 13

-copying the entire work of someone else and claiming it to be your own.
-copying some part of someone else’s work and claiming it to be your own.
-submitting his or her own previous work, or mixes parts of previous works, without permission from all professors involved
-neglects to cite their sources, or misquotes their sources, or unintentionally paraphrases a source by using similar words, groups of words, and/or sentence structure without attribution