Mi cuadrícula feroz by Angel García https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz Hecho con un toque de buena suerte en-us 2017-12-21 22:44:35 UTC 2023-02-28 19:36:49 UTC hello@padlet.com PREVIEWING gemeloangel https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217796904 Previewing key parts of a text before you read makes it easier for you to understand its main ideas. Look at the pictures, read the title, introduction, and any headings in the text, and skim over the passage. Then think about the topic and what you already know about it. When you have a sense of what the text is about before you read, you should be able to understand and remember it better.]]> 2017-12-21 22:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217796904 SCANNING gemeloangel https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217797098 Scanning is a technique used when you are looking for specific information. It is important for you to practice this skill as academic reading is usually for a specific purpose such as answering an essay question. This skill will help you find information more quickly. ]]> 2017-12-21 22:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217797098 IDENTIFYING THE PURPOSE OF PARTS OF A TEXT gemeloangel https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217797352 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.
  1. Introduce the topic This is the first paragraph in which a new idea is mentioned.
  2. Report data Authors often group the most important figures and statistics together in one paragraph.
  3. 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.
  4. Give supporting information These paragraphs present examples and other information to support arguments or to give context to the topic.
  5. Present an argument These paragraphs group together all the arguments on one side of an issue.
  6. Present another side of an issue A well-balanced text presents 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.
]]> 2017-12-21 22:58:59 UTC https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217797352 SKIMMING gemeloangel https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217798233 Skim reading is a useful skill to learn when you are preparing for academic study. You are likely to have a lot of texts to read, a lot of research to do, and not enough time to read everything on a topic. It is therefore often important to decide whether it is worth reading a text in a greater detail. You can do this by skimming a text quickly to identify the main ideas using headings, sub-headings, and topic sentences to help give you a bigger picture.]]> 2017-12-21 23:24:18 UTC https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217798233 NOTE TAKING: MAPPING gemeloangel https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217798416 You can organize your notes with a map showing relationships between the main ideas. Skim the text and write down a phrase that summarizes each main idea. Leave room between each idea. Draw a box around each one. Then as you read more closely, add supporting details to your map. Write them around each main idea and draw boxes around them. Then draw lines to connect details to the main idea.]]> 2017-12-21 23:29:22 UTC https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217798416 IDENTIFYING DEFINITIONS gemeloangel https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217798875 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 exploding star.
The star becomes brighter than the rest of its galaxy--a huge system of stars and gases.]]> 2017-12-21 23:45:31 UTC https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217798875 CREATING A TEXT PLAN gemeloangel https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217799193 Creating a text plan as you read can make it much easier to navigate a text. When you skim read, you are looking for te general meaning of the whole text and of individual paragraphs, To create a text plan, note the general meaning of each paragraphs the first time you read, and then decide which paragraphs can be grouped together .]]> 2017-12-21 23:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217799193 SUMMARIZING gemeloangel https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217800319 Summarizing is giving a brief statement of the most important points of a text. As you read, highlight or underline the main points of the text. Then use the information to write a summary. Even when you are just writing a summary for your notes, you should use your own words to avoid potentially plagiarizing the text if you decide yo use it in an assignment later.]]> 2017-12-22 00:26:58 UTC https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217800319 PRONOUN REFERENTS gemeloangel https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217800563 Pronouns are used instead of repeating the same word many times. They commonly refer backward to a name or idea, but they can also refer forward. It is important to understand which idea the pronoun refers to in order to fully understand the text. These are some of the most commonly used pronouns:
People
he, she, we, you, they, who, them, my, your, her, his, our, their, me, him, her, his, our
Objects and ideas
it, this, these, those, that, there, its]]> 2017-12-22 00:33:15 UTC https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217800563 IDENTIFYING MAIN IDEAS gemeloangel https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217800839 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 first sentences. Make a note of the main ideas and look back at these notes after you have read the text again.]]> 2017-12-22 00:41:16 UTC https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217800839 IDENTIFYING CAUSE AND EFFECT gemeloangel https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217801113 Texts about science often examine the reasons (or causes) why something happens and what happens as a result (or effects). These causes 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 make it at home |
                          cause
|because the recipe is still a secret|  
]]> 2017-12-22 00:47:24 UTC https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217801113 FINDING SYNONYMS gemeloangel https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217801920 Synonyms are words or phrases that have similar meanings. Writers often use synonyms to avoid overusing words in a text. Often, an important word is explained, defined, or repeated as a synonym. If you don't know the meaning of a word, try to find its synonym in the text. If you can't find a synonym, try to guess its meaning from context. Sometimes, you will need to look up the word in a dictionary.]]> 2017-12-22 01:05:58 UTC https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217801920 TAKING NOTES: USING YOUR OWN WORDS gemeloangel https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217802267 Taking notes in your own words is important. It will help you avoid potential plagiarism. If you take notes from a text using the same words, then repeat them in an essay, you could be plagiarizing by accident. Also, writing notes in your own words helps you understand what you are writing about, rather than just copying what you read]]> 2017-12-22 01:16:08 UTC https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217802267 IDENTIFY TONE gemeloangel https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217802550 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 choice of adjectives and adverbs.]]> 2017-12-22 01:24:26 UTC https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217802550 TAKING NOTES: RESEARCHING AN ESSAY gemeloangel https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217802801 In an academic situation, you will do a lot of your reading with a specific essay question in mind. When you are taking notes for a specific essay, it is a good idea to plan your research questions. This will help you to think about the questions you need to answer and make your reading and note taking more focused.]]> 2017-12-22 01:32:53 UTC https://padlet.com/gemeloangel/r1gdrft4ftaz/wish/217802801