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WEEK #2:

CRITICAL
ESOL 100: College

READING & Reading and Writing


Skills (ESOL)

NOTETAKIN
G
UPDATES & REMINDERS
• Week 1 Recording
• Post an Introduction/ “Get to Know Me” message in the
Discussion Board- remember to include any ‘Wants’ you might
have for the course i.e. delivery, grading, communication,
participation etc.
• Submit your Writing Diagnostic (available under Assessments on
Blackboard).

ESOL 100 2
AGENDA

• Critical Reading
• Mechanics:
Notetaking &
Summarizing
WARM-UP
Answer the following questions:
1. How many apples can you fit into an empty box?
2. How many seconds are in a year?
3. Some months have 30 days, and some have 31 days. How many
months have 28 days?
CRITICAL READING
INTRODUCTION
Critical Thinking  ‘careful, reflective’ consideration of the
context.
Critical Reading  Close
Critical Writing Deliberate
Understanding Context
ICEBERG THEORY
KEY CONSIDERATIONS
What Do You Read?
Genre/Medium
How do You Read?
Purpose
Who Is Reading?
Audience
CRITICAL FRAMEWORK
Audience- Who was it Medium- How is/Could
written for/who are you the writing be
writing for. presented?
Purpose- Main goal for Voice- How is the
reading/writing. author/your perspective
presented?
AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
PERSUASIVE MODES
IMAGE ANALYSIS
CRITICAL LITERACY
1.All media messages are constructed
2.Media messages are constructed using a creative
language with its own rules
3.Different people experience same media
messages differently
4.Media have embedded values and points of view
5.Most media messages are organized to gain
profit and/power
AWARENESS TEST
CRITICAL READING &
NOTETAKING

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DID YOU KNOW?

We forget 50% of what we


hear immediately
Two months later, another 25%
is gone.
What does this tell us about
our consumption of
information?
COMMUNICATIVE FEATURES

FACE TO FACE WRITING/READING


• Body Language • Delayed
• Tone and Voice Feedback/Response

• Immediate Feedback • Difficult to ask/answer


questions
• Little Record
• Can reread
KEY READING STRATEGIES

MULTIPLE READINGS ADDITIONAL POINTERS


• Predict- Use text clues • Consider Genre
• Skimming- Relevant Info & Main • Seek Common Ground
Idea • Question & Challenge
• Scanning-Important Facts • Write as you Read (Annotation)
• Close Reading- context and how i.e. highlight, make notes
it’s written/understood. (margins, separate)
Note: Remember your Reader will
READ TO CHALLENGE
1. What is the writer’s 5. What assumptions does the
purpose? writer make?
2. Who is the Audience? 6. Does the writer use
evidence?
3. Who is the Writer?
7. Where does the evidence
4. How Reliable is the Writer’s
come from?
statements?
8. What genre was used?
NOTETAKING PURPOSE

THE ACT OF WRITING SOMETHING • Provides a written record for


DOWN IS BASICALLY THE DECISION TO review
FORGET IT.”- ARISTOTLE • Forces the listener/reader to
pay attention
• Requires organization, which
involves active effort on the part
of the listener
• Listener must condense and
rephrase, which aids
understanding
ANNOTATION
BEFORE TAKING NOTES
PREPARATION DURATION
• Prepare yourself mentally and think
through what has happened in class to
date.
• Be ready to understand + remember- be
sure of your purpose and the speaker’s
purpose
• Anticipate what is to come, and evaluate
how well you were able to do this
 We learn from failure
SAMPLE FOOTER TEXT 20XX 22
WHILE TAKING NOTESLISTENING
WRITING

• Paraphrase- Don't try for a verbatim transcript get • Focus on what you are hearing,
main ideas + record some details
don’t allow preconceived notions
• Use form (i.e. underscore or star major points) to
indicate relative importance to distort engagement.
• Focus on what you are hearing, don’t allow • Be an active, not a passive,
preconceived notions to distort engagement.
listener:
• Develop a system of mechanics
 Jot down words or phrases, not entire sentences  Ask questions and discuss if it's
 Develop some system of shorthand and be permitted. If not, jot questions in
consistent in its use your notes.
 Leave out small service words
 Use contractions and abbreviations  Seek out meanings: Leave space
 Use symbols +, =, &, @ for later additions and to
integrate with other knowledge
you already have
AFTER TAKING NOTES
IMMEDIATE CONTINUOUS
• Schedule review and rewording into your Reflect: Compare the information with your
workload own experience. Try to make meaningful
associations.
• Don't just recopy or type – Rewrite skimpy
parts and Fill in gaps as you remember Balance: Don't swallow everything
uncritically BUT Don't reject what seems
points
strange or incorrect. Check it out.
• Find answers to any questions remaining Open-Mind: Be willing to hold some
unanswered seeming inconsistencies in your mind over a
period of time
• Write a brief summary of the event

Additional Tip: Arrange with another to


compare notes, relearning is rapid if regular
review is used.
CORNELL NOTE-TAKING

Record
Reduce
Recite
Reflect
Review
MECHANICS:
SUMMARY
PARAGRAPH
STRUCTURE

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SUMMARY
PARAGRAPHS
Short account of the central
ideas of a text
Capture ONLY the most
important parts
Can vary in length, but always
shorter than original
NOT: Opinions, Background
Knowledge, Personal
Information
SUMMARY
PARAGRAPHS
Introduction Sentence
Key points are arguments or
information that is used to
support the main idea. May be
developed or elaborated with
supporting details.
Final Point
ASSIGNMENT #1
Using the annotation/notetaking skills discussed in-class identify key (sub) topics
in the assigned article and use its information to summarize and critically analyze
the source material.
Submit an annotated copy of the article AND a separate document with ONE
summary paragraph, Two critical analysis paragraphs (Purpose + Target Audience)
and ONE critical reflection paragraph.
Include a full APA Reference and In-Text Citations
Submit under Assessments on Blackboard. (Both must be uploaded to be
considered a complete submission)
Suggestion: Use the various templates and guides to help organize your
paragraphs.
FOR NEXT WEEK
Complete Assignment #1
Module 2: Discussion Board Critical Reflection
PAUSE HERE- BRAIN
TEASER ANSWERS ON
NEXT SLIDE…

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SAMPLE FOOTER TEXT 31
TEASER ANSWERS
How many apples can you fit into an empty box?
0 or 1
How many seconds are in a year?
12
Some months have 30 days, and some have 31 days. How many
months have 28 days?
12
THANK YOU

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