Today, we reviewed the importance of active reading (after reviewing the terms Ethics and Equity). The steps that I presented are as follows:
Steps for Active Reading:
Follow these steps if you are given a handout
to read
1.
Question the
reading by looking at the title and thinking about what it might mean. You will
then write down a couple of words to show what you think.
2.
In short
works, number the paragraphs.
3.
Read the first
paragraph. It will contain a lot of the expository information.
a. Highlight the five Ws (who, what, where, when,
why, and how)
b. If it is an essay, highlight any topic,
thesis, or main point information.
c. Highlight unknown words and allusions that
you are not sure of. You will need to look these up and write them on the page
close to the word you are defining.
d. In a couple of words only, paraphrase the paragraph.
This is not a rewrite. It is to be in the margin of the page.
4.
Repeat step
three with all the rest of the paragraphs
5.
When finished,
write a brief, three sentence summary on the bottom of the page.
I I then gave the students the article ""Adolescence: Challenges of the Teen Years" by Nick Gallo. The students are to actively read this for tomorrow's class (many were almost finished at the end of class).
If you were not here, this reading is in your portfolio. You will have to add these notes above to your running notes.
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