Readings
This is the author of the poem "Still I Rise."
Who is Maya Angelou?
Collecting ideas from the text and putting them into bubbles creates this technique.
What is an idea map?
This slang word from the 1950s is still used today; it means "to be having a lot of fun."
What is "having a blast?"
This means that something is "slightly damp."
What is "moist?"
This popular website is not a good final source, but an acceptable starting point for research.
What is Wikipedia?
This is the author of "A Good Man is Hard to Find."
Who is Flannery O'Connor?
This is what SQ3R stands for.
What is survey, question, read, recite, and review?
This slang term from the 1960s means that something is "fashionable and exciting" or "highly interesting."
What is "groovy?"
Although it has been in the dictionary since 1989, this word means "extremely large" and most people still consider it slang.
What is "ginormous?"
This kind of journal is written by experts.
What is peer reviewed journal?
This author said, "It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default."
Who is JK Rowling?
The act of quickly reading through a document is called this.
What is skimming?
A 1970s phrase that sounds like a cold side dish but actually serves an expression of approval.
What is "cool beans?"
This means "to spread a thick substance over a surface" or "a sample of tissue taken from the body."
What is "smear?"
Search here instead of Google to find the best sources online.
What are the library databases?
"Lessons You Won't Learn In School" was published in this magazine.
What is Psychology Today?
This reading technique helps with encouraging memorization.
What is outlining?
In the 1990s, the movie Clueless, this phrase became the popular way of saying "no way."
What is "as if!"
This means "to eat audibly."
What is "munch?"
When reading a long article, read this part first to get an overview of the article.
What is the abstract?
Jo Goodwin Parker is the mysterious author of this piece.
What is "What is Poverty?"
This is what SPUNKI stands for.
What is surprising, puzzling, useful, new, knew it already, and interesting?
This 2010s slang is another way of saying someone is angry, bitter, or annoyed.
What is "salty?"
This word implies infection and the gunky yellowish-green liquid that comes with it.
What is "pus?"
Check this box in the library databases to avoid paying for articles.
What is "full-text?"