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Syllabus
Reading Worksheet
Pre-Writing Techniques
Strategies for Active Reader
No Comprendo
100
Mrs. Tosspon's Email address.
What is "ttosspon@gmail.com"?
100
The first thing you should look at in a reading.
What is the title?
100
Uses free association to create a list of whatever words, phrases or ideas that come to mind on a given topic.
What is brainstorming?
100
Every good reader does this.
What is annotate or take notes while they read?
100
The author of "No Comprendo"
Who is Barbara Mujica?
200
Percent of your grade that is "Exams"
What is "30%"?
200
The way you discover the main idea of the passage.
What is look for the thesis statement?
200
When a writer explores a topic by writing for a predetermined amount of time without stopping.
What is freewriting?
200
The first thing you do before reading an article.
What is preview the title and definitions?
200
An informal mixture of Spanish and English used in conversation.
What is Spanglish?
300
The number of classes you can miss in a row before you are automatically dropped from the course.
What is two (2) in a row?
300
One thing you should consider as a critical reader (see #3 on the reading worksheet).
What is "one thing the author has failed to take into consideration"?
300
A visual representation of relationships that emphasizes the connections between items.
What is a cluster?
300
One of the annotating/ note-taking strategies.
What is Underlining Key points, highlighting significant items, making brief marginal comments, or using the dictionary?
300
Where the the author's niece came from.
What is South America?
400
The golden rule of this classroom.
What is "treat others as you would like to be treated"?
400
The way you can tell what the supporting details are.
What is look for topic sentences and "evidence" in the paragraphs?
400
A structured method of pre-writing, using numerals and letters to distinguish between major points and supporting details.
What is outlining?
400
One tool the active reader should always have handy.
What is the dictionary?
400
According to the 1990 census, this % of Hispanics born in the US did not graduate from high school.
What is 40%?
500
Borrowing anyone else's notes or writings is called this.
What is "plagiarism" or "academic dishonesty"?
500
The last thing you consider after reading the passage.
What is "what I think of the selection"?
500
A set of questions asked of another individual to gain information.
What is an interview or a survey?
500
The minimum number of times you should read a text to gain deeper understanding.
What is "at least two"?
500
What the niece ended up doing, instead of accepting the scholarships.
What is "attending a small college in Miami"?