99R-Spring 2014

This video describes how you think about information from different sources to make decisions every day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dEGoJdb6O0

Information Savvy: Synthesizing Information http://www.gcflearnfree.org/useinformationcorrectly To use information properly, you have to synthesize it. What does that mean in terms of writing blog post...

Here is an activity where you can test your summarizing skills!

http://www.tv411.org/reading/understanding-what-you-read/summarizing/activity/1/1

Summarizing: Activity 1 of 3 | TV411 He didn't know where he was, or how to get where he was going. If he could find a familiar landmark, he might figure things out.

The many planets that make up the solar system orbit (go around) the sun. How are the ideas our author uses like different planets? How do they all orbit (go around) the author’s thesis and main idea?

The following link provides a jeopardy game to practice identifying causes.

http://www.quia.com/cb/434737.html

Quia - Cause and Effect Jeopardy Game #1

Evaluating Generalizations - Tip of the Week

Watch this video to learn more about how to annotate and highlight a text!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YYsHi1fzIk

How to Annotate and Highlight a Text Learn the different rules of highlighting, how to annotate (codes etc.) as well as what you should be quoting in a text.

Here’s another example of an annotated paper. Think about different things you’ll need to know when reading!

http://faculty.bucks.edu/specpop/annotate-ex.htm

Annotated Text Example This includes what you focus on in the moment, what holds your attention. Most people can only hold about 7 items of information in short term memory at any given moment, although some can hold up to nine.

In this article, “Why boys’ literacy skills lag behind girls’”, from Deseret News by Mercedes White, what notes would you make in the margins to help you understand it better? Write it in the comments.

Here are some suggestions for how to annotate a text. By following these ideas, you will gain much more from your reading!

http://hwebbjr.typepad.com/openloops/2006/02/twelve_ways_to_.html

Open Loops: Twelve Ways To Mark Up A Book Books are a fantastic way to gain knowledge. With books, one can learn new techniques, gain new skills, and learn from role models who have been to where one wants to be and can show the way. There are many...

Make sure to keep a pen/pencil close when reading a text. Marking notes in the margins is a great way to sum up ideas, comment on issues, connect to other readings, or ask questions.

Read this paragraph from the article “How Kindles are Better for Dyslexics than Paper Books” by Emma Innes from Mail Online.com. Write in the comments which words or phrases you would highlight.

Click this link to learn benefits of annotating and some best ways to do it!

http://learners.ncu.edu/writingprogram/writing_center.aspx?menu_id=82

Writing Center · it helps the writer to stay actively focused and involved with the text· it helps the writer to monitor and improve comprehension· it helps the writer to identify content for an annotated bibliography· it helps the writer to compose potential content for the summar...