Reading & Thinking Strategies Across Text Types PDF

READING PROCESS & READING STRATEGIES A cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning from a text. Itis always an interaction between the text and the reader. We read to gain and share information and ideas whether for academic, personal, or professional purposes. Getting an Overv...

READING PROCESS & READING STRATEGIES A cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning from a text. Itis always an interaction between the text and the reader. We read to gain and share information and ideas whether for academic, personal, or professional purposes. Getting an Overview of the Text Using Context Clues Using Connotation and Denotation 1. PREVIEWING  looking at the readily visible parts of the text (titles & subtitles, visuals & graphs, pictures, and charts) 1. PREVIEWING  Helps you familiarize with the contents of the selection and focus on the important information on the text. Identifyyour purpose for reading. Examine the titles and subtitles. Browse the introduction and the conclusion of the text. Look at the visual elements of the text. 2. SKIMMING AND SCANNING  Skimming means you look for the main point of the reading and identify the ideas that develop it. Skimming effectively means moving your eyes rapidly along the pages and tracing your finger along the lines of the text to speed up your reading. Scanning means looking for a specific information. To scan effectively, you need to have an idea of the details you are looking for. Words, phrases, and sentences that surround an unfamiliar word that can help you recognize the meaning of an unknown word. 1. SYNONYMS are words or phrases that are similar in meaning to the unknown word. The narrator in the poem was euphoric at his son’s victory, for he cried out triumphantly when the boy came home. Humpty Dumpty took great pleasure in obfuscating the poem’s meaning for Alice. His explanations about the poem were confusing and complicated. 2. ANTONYMS  Words that reveal the opposite meaning in relation to the unknown word. Words like “although”, “but”, “despite”, “instead”, “in contrast”, “unlike”, “however”, “even though”, “on the contrary”, and “conversely”, usually precede antonyms because these are used to show contrasting ideas.  Example Although the weather was sunny, we decided to stay indoors because of the strong winds. "Although“ indicates that despite the sunny weather, there was another factor (strong winds) that influenced the decision to stay inside.  Example Even though she studied hard, she still failed the test. "Even though“ emphasizes a stronger contrast, suggesting that despite her hard studying, the result of failing the test was still surprising. The Jabberwock was relentlessly pursued by the boy, unlike the others who gave up easily when they heard how terrifying the creature was. 3. EXAMPLES are specific details in a text that are used to clarify the meaning of a word. There are many eccentric creatures in the forest, such as mome raths and borogoves. 4. EXPLANATIONS AND DEFINITIONS  Cluesto describe an unknown term. When phrases like “because” or “that is” follow a word, these may be explanations. Terms like “is”, “means”, “is defined as”, and “refers to” are used with definitions. Hearing someone “outgrabe”― which means he is whistling, bellowing, and sneezing all at once— can be a funny sight. 5. SITUATIONS  The meaning of a word may change depending on its context, or how and where it is used. The boy wondered if he should have brought some back up, in case he could not take on the Jabberwock by himself. The hero’s conquest of the Jabberwock is an exemplary case of bravery. The hero is lucky that the murder of the Jabberwock does not merit a case in court!  Basic, precise, literal meaning of the word that can be found in a dictionary. The positive, negative, or neutral feelings, attitudes, ideas, or associations with a word. These shades of meaning are affected by social overtones, emotional meanings, or cultural implications.  WORD DENOTATION CONNOTATION FATHER A male Love & parent respect DADDY A male Love, parent familiarity, childhood POSITIVE CONNOTATIONS are favorable association toward a word. NEGATIVE CONNOTATIONS tends to have unfavorable feelings or ideas toward a word. NEUTRAL CONNOTATIONS bring up impartial associations towards a word. HOUSE HOME SHANTY Neutral- Positive- a Negative- it is a place of a small, building warmth, crudely in which comfort, built someone and shack lives familiarity