Lesson 4 Flashcards
Each genre and type of writing has its unique conventions. (true or false)
True
we can learn and predict where key information will be in a text (true or false)
True
What text?: qualitative and quantitative data, literary works, artifacts, letters, policy documents, testimonies
(You will use to analyze)
Primary source
What text?: provides a philosophical or methodological approach to analyzing an issue, event, object, or idea
(Will support your primary sources to analyze)
Theory
What text?: instruct how to use or apply a theory or method or certain type of practice
How-to documents
What text?: provide context for topics
(Significance of the study)
Historical surveys
What text?: criticism, empirical studies, problem-solution articles, disciplinary overviews
(Data / how you analyze the text)
Original scholarship
Reading in layers
(SM)
L1:Skimming and Scanning
L2: Meso-level Reading
L2: Meso-level Reading
L2: Meso-level reading
-Reading for structure and main ideas to analyze rhetorical structure and thesis
-Reading for main support to evaluate the strength of argument and evidence
-Reading for main significance and relevance to understand how the text matters at the time of writing and today.
-Reading to analyze the nuance in the writer’s argument
-Reading to respond to the writer’s argument
-Reading to understand more fully the writer’s evidence
Difference between skimming and scanning
Skimming: Reading all over the details rapidly to get the general overview; title, subheadings, graphics, figures
Scanning: reading rapidly to get the facts/specific facts; abstract, introduction, conclusion, first sentence of each body paragraph
When do you use quick skim?
When entering a new field and when the topic is a bit unfamiliar, but you want to be able to talk about it.
When do you read for meso-level engagement (LAYER 2)
When the topic needs more in-depth investigation for a paper you are planning to write, a class discussion you are leading, or a short synthesis you are writing.
When do you read fully in depth (LAYER 3)?
-When using the text for support in an argument you’re making; when the text provides important discussion, context, or insight to a project or task you are doing..
-When the subject is closely related to your research.
-When you find yourself commenting and annotating a lot.
What are the four steps you must do before reading? (APPQ)
> Activate Schemata – Chances are you know something about this topic already. Reflect on what you already know about the subject.
Preview – Get a broad sense of the topic and how difficult the material might be (skim the text!).
Predict – Based on your preview and schemata, predict what the author might be telling you.
Question – Come up with some questions based on the title, subheadings, and subtitles that the reading will most likely answer
What to ask or must do pre-reading?
> Activate Schemata – What do i know already about this topic?
Preview – highlight the headers and skim the organization of the article
Predict – What could this article be about?
Question – What questions do you think the author is asking? What questions in the field do you think this article asks?
Why should I know my purpose for reading?
Knowing your purpose for reading can help you determine how long or how deeply you have to read.
Types of reading purposes
-To identify: find basic info; scan and skim
-To analyze: break down into smaller parts
-To compare: note similarities and differences to another text
-To evaluate: assess the quality of argument & strength of evidence
-To respond: engage with the ideas, present opinions or position about the text
What is AIC method?
Rapid skimming on the abstract, introduction, conclusion, first sentence/paragraph of the body/of a chapter
What key words to pay attention to while reading?
vocabulary, Directional words/preposition and conjunctions
What to remember in Abstract and Introduction?
-Thesis or research questions
-Gap or niche in the current field that study is addressing
-Significance of the present research
What to remember in the Conclusion?
-Main findings
-How did the main findings solve the problem?
-Implications or relevance of the findings
What to remember in reading the first sentence of each paragraph?
-Main ideas that the paragraph covers
-How is the paper structure?
-What clues do you glean from the topic sentences about the content of the paper/study?
Method to use in reading in further depth
AXES (Assertion, eXample, Explanation, Significance)
Assertion
topic sentence, main claim of the paragraph
Examples
evidentiary materials, supporting details
Explanation
Discussion of examples
Significance
Relevance of the assertion and examples to the main claim or the thesis of the text
