THE WRITING PROCESS

• Generating ideas
• Organizing ideas
• Writing a first draft
• Revising
• Proofreading

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THINKING CRITICALLY

• To evaluate what you read and hear.
• Critical does not mean "negative".
• Critical thinking prevents accepting ideas without examining them.

HOW TO PREVIEW

• Read the title and subtilte
• Read the first paragraph
• Read section headings
• Read the first sentence under each heading/paragraph
• Notice typographical aids

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COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES

• Pay attention to comprehension signals
• Draw idea maps
• Use immediate and periodic review after reading
• Test yourself on knowledge of readings mai Ideas and supporting details
• Look up words you do not understand

006 MAIN IDEAS/TOPIC SENTENCES

• Paragraph= a group of sentences that focuses on a single idea
• Topic=The one subject a paragraph is about
• Main idea= the point the paragraph makes about a topic
• Topic sentences= The sentence that states the paragraphs main idea
• Supportimg details= those sentences that explain or reinforce the topic semtence

006/ACTIVE READING

• Active readers read each assignment differently
• Active readers Think and ask questions as they read
• active readers sort information and annotate as they read
• Active readers review after reading
• Active readers can apply these strategies to different reading situations

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