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Personal experience, direct observation, reading/research, interview survey.
What are "sources of information"?
100
A study system for learning from textbooks created more than a half century ago.
What is "SQ3R"?
100
Writing directly on a text for the purpose of better understanding that text.
What is "annotation"?
100
To inform, to persuade, and to entertain.
What is "purpose"?
100
Words or phrases in a passage that can help readers figure out approximate definitions for unfamiliar words.
What are "context clues"?
200
The belief that the writing process will carry the writer through to a good final product.
What is "trust the process"?
200
To figure out or reach a conclusion about something you don't know based on something you do know.
What is "infer"?
200
The specific point a writer makes about his/her topic.
What is "main idea"?
200
The person, place, thing or event the writer is writing about.
What is "topic"?
200
These sentences work together to convey meaning.
What are "general and specific sentences"?
300
After producing a rough draft, the writer steps back and takes a critical look at the big picture, considering large concerns like focus and evidence.
What is global revision?
300
Reading the title, headings, boldface words, captions, and first/last paragraphs?
What is "survey"?
300
Putting the author's point in to your own words.
What is "paraphrasing"?
300
The specific readers the writer has in mind while writing; the kind of person who needs to hear what the writer has to say.
What is "intended audience"?
300
The dictionary definition of a word.
What is "denotation"?
400
A form of brainstorming where the writer keeps the pen moving for a specific amount of time; like stream of consciousness writing.
What is "free-writing"?
400
The part of SQ3R when readers answer the questions they asked during "Q".
What is "review"?
400
How readers can indicate which sentence contains the main idea or most important point of a paragraph.
What is "underline" or "highlight"?
400
When your equals read and critique your paper with the purpose of helping you improve it.
What is "peer review"?
400
Verbal bridges that help readers connect ideas.
What are "transitions"?
500
Accessing the writing situation.
What is the very first step of the writing process?
500
The willingness to change reading strategies to match the material.
What is "reading flexibility"?
500
Putting the author's key points in your own words, leaving out supporting details and elaboration.
What is "summary"?
500
The major obstacle or barrier to learning something new.
What are "emotions"?
500
The associations a word picks up with use.
What is "connotation"?