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To read a text actively, it's helpful to ______ and mark relevant sections for easy recall of important ideas.
To read a text actively, it's helpful to ______ and mark relevant sections for easy recall of important ideas.
annotate
Before reading, ______ the text to get a basic awareness of its structure, paying attention to headings, images, and tables.
Before reading, ______ the text to get a basic awareness of its structure, paying attention to headings, images, and tables.
skim
The KWL chart helps students begin by ______ everything they 'Know' about a topic.
The KWL chart helps students begin by ______ everything they 'Know' about a topic.
brainstorming
When trying to understand unfamiliar words while reading, use ______ clues to infer their meaning.
When trying to understand unfamiliar words while reading, use ______ clues to infer their meaning.
After reading, ______ your understanding of the content by summarizing the text in your own words.
After reading, ______ your understanding of the content by summarizing the text in your own words.
A purpose for reading can be established by analyzing an ______ question, asking 'What is the author's purpose for writing?'
A purpose for reading can be established by analyzing an ______ question, asking 'What is the author's purpose for writing?'
A critical reading questionnaire is a set of questions in a ______ designed to guide the process of reading academic texts critically and analytically.
A critical reading questionnaire is a set of questions in a ______ designed to guide the process of reading academic texts critically and analytically.
Rather than jumping straight in and reading from start to finish, follow some useful ______ tasks.
Rather than jumping straight in and reading from start to finish, follow some useful ______ tasks.
When actively reading, identify ______ and transition words to make relationships between key ideas in the text clear.
When actively reading, identify ______ and transition words to make relationships between key ideas in the text clear.
In the KWL chart, students list questions about what they ______ to Know about the topic in the W column of the chart.
In the KWL chart, students list questions about what they ______ to Know about the topic in the W column of the chart.
The main idea or ______ of a text is usually expressed in the introduction or opening paragraphs.
The main idea or ______ of a text is usually expressed in the introduction or opening paragraphs.
Examining the details of something carefully in order to understand or explain it is ______.
Examining the details of something carefully in order to understand or explain it is ______.
A plan you use to achieve something is ______.
A plan you use to achieve something is ______.
To add a short explanation or opinion to a text or drawing is to ______.
To add a short explanation or opinion to a text or drawing is to ______.
The situation in which something happens and that helps you to understand it is called the ______.
The situation in which something happens and that helps you to understand it is called the ______.
The last step of the reading process should focus on ______ your understanding of the content of a text.
The last step of the reading process should focus on ______ your understanding of the content of a text.
The summary should not include too much ______ and should simply focus on key points in important or relevant paragraphs and sections.
The summary should not include too much ______ and should simply focus on key points in important or relevant paragraphs and sections.
Skim the text and identify and define any ______ words or terms that you think are important for understanding the text.
Skim the text and identify and define any ______ words or terms that you think are important for understanding the text.
With a clearer idea of what it is you are looking for, you should be able to read more efficiently as you can simply ______ sections of a text that are not relevant.
With a clearer idea of what it is you are looking for, you should be able to read more efficiently as you can simply ______ sections of a text that are not relevant.
To guess that something is true because of the information that you have is to ______.
To guess that something is true because of the information that you have is to ______.
Flashcards
Annotate
Annotate
To add notes or comments to a text, marking relevant sections for easy recall.
Skim
Skim
Quickly scan a text to get a general overview of its structure and main topics.
Brainstorming
Brainstorming
Generating ideas and information about a topic, often used in the 'Know' phase of a KWL chart.
Context clues
Context clues
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Consolidate
Consolidate
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Essay question analysis
Essay question analysis
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Critical reading questionnaire
Critical reading questionnaire
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Pre-reading tasks
Pre-reading tasks
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Transition words
Transition words
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Thesis
Thesis
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Analytical
Analytical
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Strategy
Strategy
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Context
Context
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Infer
Infer
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