Lesson 4 Flashcards
(27 cards)
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
