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'''A+ Club Reading Section General Approach – a Suggested Process''' | |||
=== Purpose and theory of preview strategy === | === Purpose and theory of preview strategy === | ||
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*** ex. "Why is the sky blue" tells us that "the sky is blue" | *** ex. "Why is the sky blue" tells us that "the sky is blue" | ||
=== Quick guide / big ideas === | |||
* read introductions for context and preview | |||
* skim topic sentences and key words | |||
* read concluding sentences for author summary/ main point | |||
* preview questions and find information in them | |||
* “keep your thumb” on the questions page while you read the text | |||
** go back and forth to remind yourself of information in the questions and what you are looking for | |||
** answer questions as you read (will be out of order) | |||
=== 1. Preview the introduction and apply PRIOR KNOWLEDGE === | === 1. Preview the introduction and apply PRIOR KNOWLEDGE === | ||
* read introduction carefully, identifying relevant information in: | |||
* title: | * title: | ||
** the thesis is often in the title for Social Science or Science passages | ** the thesis is often in the title for Social Science or Science passages | ||
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* effective preview of text and questions will yield both more accurate and quicker processing of the text | * effective preview of text and questions will yield both more accurate and quicker processing of the text | ||
* preview strategy will vary according to passage type | * preview strategy will vary according to passage type | ||
* transitions and chronologies organize a reading | * transitions and chronologies organize a reading: pay attention to them! | ||
* unlike your typical high school essay, SAT passages DO NOT follow the THESIS - EVIDENCE - CONCLUSION structure | |||
* instead, these readings more generally follow (fiction excepted): | |||
** background & introduction of the subject, problem, or argument | |||
** review origins of the topic | |||
** develop the topic and how it was been understood, studied, or interpreted by others | |||
** author approach and testing of the topic | |||
** draw a conclusion, call to action or summary of topic | |||