https://padlet.com/pcd17/o1mpc7fed6f6 IDENTIFYNG... en-us 2018-02-10 22:03:06 UTC 2018-02-11 02:51:14 UTC hello@padlet.com pcd17 https://padlet.com/pcd17/o1mpc7fed6f6/wish/230310924 Usually different parts of a text perform different functions. Identifying the purpose of different parts of a text can help you recognize the structure and understand its overall purpose. Some common functions are listed below.
• Introduce the topic:  This is the first paragraph in which a new idea is mentioned. 
• Report data:  Authors often group the most important figures and statistics together in one paragraph.
• Explain facts:  These paragraphs give real, true information rather than opinion, argument, or speculation. Authors often establish the facts of a situation before presenting opinion, argument, or speculation. 
• Give supporting information:  These paragraphs present examples and other information to support arguments or to give context to the topic.
• Present an argument:  These paragraphs group together all the arguments on one side of an issue. 
• Present another side of an issue:  A well-balanced text present more than one side of an issue.  Even if the author is biased they will often present opposing arguments to make the text appear neutral.]]> 2018-02-10 22:22:20 UTC https://padlet.com/pcd17/o1mpc7fed6f6/wish/230310924 pcd17 https://padlet.com/pcd17/o1mpc7fed6f6/wish/230312303 To identify the main ideas of a text, first look at the title, introduction, and any headings. These will give you clues about the topic and the main ideas. Then skim quickly over each section, paying particular attention to the firs sentences. Make a note of the main ideas and look back at these notes after you have read the text again.]]> 2018-02-10 22:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/pcd17/o1mpc7fed6f6/wish/230312303 pcd17 https://padlet.com/pcd17/o1mpc7fed6f6/wish/230312386 Texts about science often examine the reasons (or causes) why something happens and what happens as a result (or effects). These auses and effects are usually clearly indicated by signal words such as because, because of, cause, due to, a reason, result in. For example:
(cause) His experiments resulted in (effect) a thick, cloudy liquid.
Sometimes the cause and effect are reversed:
(effect) You can't it at home (causa) Because the recipe is still a secret.]]> 2018-02-10 22:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/pcd17/o1mpc7fed6f6/wish/230312386 pcd17 https://padlet.com/pcd17/o1mpc7fed6f6/wish/230312483 The tone of a text can help you to identify and understand the writer's opinion. This is important if you plan to use the reading in an essay because it will give you an idea whether the writer is for or against a certain position. the author's opinion is often indicated by certain fixed phrases, and the author's choice of adjetives and verbs.]]> 2018-02-10 22:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/pcd17/o1mpc7fed6f6/wish/230312483 pcd17 https://padlet.com/pcd17/o1mpc7fed6f6/wish/230316881 When you read a factual article, look for definitions of topic-specific vocabulary you are not familiar with.  A signal can be a word or phrase, such as or, in other words, or that is, or punctuation, such as a comma, parentheses, or dashes. 
Kathryn had found a supernova, or an exploring star. 
The star becomes brighter than the rest of its galaxy - a huge system of stars and gases. ]]> 2018-02-11 00:41:23 UTC https://padlet.com/pcd17/o1mpc7fed6f6/wish/230316881