Types of Documents
An electronic message sent over the internet.
An email
Something, typically money, awarded to someone as a payment for work, loss, injury, or suffering.
Words that have a similar or same meaning
Synonyms
What are three components that make up words?
prefix, root word, suffix
Where is the main idea often found?
In the title, first or last sentence of the introductory paragraph
A letter sent within a workplace.
A memo
What does it mean to implement?
To put into practice, to use
Words that have opposite meaning
Antonyms
How can we determine the meaning of unknown words?
Looking for examples and hints in the surrounding text. (IDEAS!)
This shows the author's beliefs, values, or guidelines that shape the document's content.
Principles
A piece of writing that explains rules or guidelines for a situation.
A Policy
Define confidentiality
Trusting others with personal and/or private information.
A way of abbreviating a phrase.
Acronym
No matter what type of document you're reading, these are some strategies to help you infer, make a decision, and apply information
Read carefully
Skim the text for key words and text features
Identify the main idea, key details, author's purpose, and principles
Why would you summarize the text into one sentence?
As a strategy to find the main idea!
This tells you what to do or how to do something.
Instructions (or directions)
What does it mean to micromanage?
Documents with complex subject matter often use highly ______________
Technical terms, specialized vocabulary, content specific vocab (jargon)
What are some components (or text structures) that help us identify main ideas and key details?
Headings and subheadings, number sections and numbered paragraphs, a list of specialized definitions, the names of the "parties", & date of occurrence.
What does it mean to draw a conclusion?
Making decisions based on what you already know and can infer about a situation.
Documents that are designed to be written clearly so that people can consult them and make the correct legal decisions.
Legal Document
Define liable.
responsible by law, legally answerable
Comes at the beginning of a word.
Prefix
What are some strategies for drawing conclusions
Look for Repeated Themes or Phrases
Ask Yourself: Why is This Policy in Place?
Consider Potential Outcomes
Solve the following acronyms: EOD, ETA, PR, TBD
End Of Day, Estimated Time of Arrival, Public Relations, To Be Determined