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The document you receive 1 week before the exam.
Preparation Booklet
Excessive screen time can negatively affect sleep quality.
a) Spending too much time on screens can harm the quality of one’s sleep.
b) Excessive screen time can negatively affect sleep quality.
c) Using screens late into the day can interfere with how well a person sleeps.
C
Hints at topic, and attracts reader's attention; catchy.
Headline
Meant to leave a lasting impression.
Close
I am written separately in a larger font to attract the reader's attention.
Pull-Quote
What you must bring on exam day.
Preparation Booklet (& a dictionary!)
Procrastination can prevent individuals from achieving their goals and increase feelings of stress.
a) Delaying tasks can lead to increased stress and make it harder for people to accomplish their objectives..
b) People sometimes procrastinate when they do not feel like doing their work.
c) Procrastination can hinder people from achieving their goals and increase feelings of anxiety.
A
This is where the issue is presented; bulk of the article.
Body
More serious; includes angle + controlling idea.
Secondary Headline
I am a box in which a visual is described. I may or may not include a caption.
Image
Only given on exam day; prescribed.
Angle
Which 2 must you do to properly paraphrase?
change BOTH vocabulary and sentence structure
Fill in the blanks: In the ________________ you can circle back to the Lead or Headline.
Close
This component can either be direct or indirect (paraphrased).
Quotation
High school students in the hallway checking their phones during lunch break.
Caption
This directs you through the note-taking process; helps you read with purpose.
Guiding Question
Replace “bad” with a more academic word in this sentence:
“Social media has BAD effects on teens.”
Negative / harmful / detrimental
Hooks reader's attention; includes angle + controlling idea.
Lead
the direction the article is going in.
Angle
"2.5% - that's all." (How much freshwater is left)
Hook
3 things that ensure good comprehension of the topic:
1) Reading; 2) Listening (audio); 3) Note-taking
Replace “a big problem” with a stronger academic phrase.
A significant issue / a major concern
Could include humour; anecdotes; description; facts and/or statistics.
Hook
Can include rhetorical devices (alliteration, repetition, metaphors).
Headline
"Examine the effects of competitive sports on high school students' health," is an example of:
Angle