Erwcqaactiivties6 10 Tiffanyharrend
Erwcqaactiivties6 10 Tiffanyharrend
Erwcqaactiivties6 10 Tiffanyharrend
Asking Questions
I wonder why...
What if...
How come...
Summarizing
The basic gist is that the stereotypes that people believe are followed and affect the way
people perform academically.
Revising Meaning
Making Connections
I can relate to this because teenage girl cheerleades are thought to be stupid and basic
but i think I'm the contrary.
Forming Interpretations
Once you have finished reading, discuss the following questions with your partner:
Further divide the body of the text into sections by topics (what each section is about).
5.
Write a short description of what each section is about, what it says about that topic
(says), and the rhetorical function of the section (why the writer put it there, does).
Paragraphs 1-2 engage the reader and introduce a problem. Paragraphs 3-6 talk about
research and gives the reader background information about the upcoming topic.
6.
Copy the says and does statements onto separate sheets of paper to make one
outline of the article according to what each chunk says and one outline according to what each
chunk does.
How does each section affect the reader? What is the writer trying to accomplish?
On the basis of your chart of the text, what do you think is the main point? Is that point
explicit or implicit?
Verb
Adjective
ameliorate
aptitude
conscious
depress
discriminate
inevitable
inherent
innate
salient
society
stereotype
Adverb
Introduction
Conclusion
2.
Write in the right-hand margin your reactions to what the author is saying.
2.
Does the writer address the reader as an expert speaking to other experts, or as an expert
speaking to the general reader?
Does the writer make sure that the reader follows the discussion?
Does the writer engage the reader through humor, drama, or unusual examples?
How much knowledge does the writer assume the reader has?
2. Content Choices
What parts of the subject does the author discuss in great detail? What parts are
summarized?
What statements does the writer assume as given (and therefore does not back up with
extensive support)?
3. Expansion of Topics
In what ways are individual topics developed? Are arguments given? Are anecdotes told?
Is the reader asked to believe certain ideas or to take certain actions? Is the reader asked to
imagine consequences?
Does the expansion of statements prove the statements or help the reader understand?
Does it keep the reader interested or amused or obscure the issues? Does it develop
implications?
4. Choice of Evidence
What types of information are used to support main statements: statistics, anecdotes,
quotations, original observations, scientific theories, legal or philosophical principles, definitions,
appeals to emotion, appeals to the imagination, or appeals to common sense?
5. Use of Reference
How extensively does the writer rely on other sources? (Are there frequent mentions of other
books or articles?) Do you notice any indirect reference to the work of others?
What methods are used to refer to other works? Do they include reference by title only,
paraphrase, summary, or direct quotation?
What kinds of material does the writer cite: contemporary newspaper accounts, private
diaries, government documents, specialized scholarly studies, theoretical works, best-selling
nonfiction books, statistical reports, or literary works?
What purpose does the reference serve in the writing? Does the reference provide specific
evidence? Quote directly a person being discussed? Provide an assertion by an authority?
Present an example for analysis? Explain a point? Supply the background of a new idea?
Distinguish between conflicting ideas? Place current work in the context of previous work?
Present an idea to be argued against?
6. Level of Precision
Are many supporting details given or are only broad principles stated?
7. Sentence Structure
Are the sentences declarative statements? Do they set up a complex condition (if
then . . .)?
8. Word Choice
What are the denotative and connotative meanings of the key words?
How do the specific words the author has chosen affect your response?
What figurative language does the author use? What does it imply?