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ESSENTIAL QUESTION

ESSENTIAL QUESTION How do I analyze information in diverse formats and evaluate the motives behind the presentation? Homework You are to use this Power Point to take Cornell Notes on technical reading. Notes are due by Friday. Be prepared for a quiz on Friday.

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ESSENTIAL QUESTION

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  1. ESSENTIAL QUESTION How do I analyze information in diverse formats and evaluate the motives behind the presentation? Homework • You are to use this Power Point to take Cornell Notes on technical reading. • Notes are due by Friday. • Be prepared for a quiz on Friday. You must access your notes online as there probably will not be any class time allotted for this.

  2. TECHNICAL READING Very specific information Usually includes illustrations and visuals to clarify and reinforce

  3. EXAMPLES OF TECHNICAL READING • Instructions • Manuals • Directions • Reports • Spreadsheets

  4. SKILLS NEEDED FOR UNDERSTANDING TECHNICAL READING • Following step-by-step instructions • Understanding brief phrases or incomplete sentences • Problem-solving capacity

  5. SEQUENTIAL • Arranged in order or in sequence • Logical flow or progression

  6. ACRONYMS • An abbreviation formed by initial (first) letters • ISS = In School Suspension

  7. DIAGRAM • Helps you see how something works • Read the title • Read each label • Look at the parts • Follow arrows and numbers

  8. DIAGRAM cont’d • Read captions • Don’t draw conclusions • Just understand it • It’s a drawing of what the text is describing • Read it more than once • Put it in your own words • Redraw it to remember it

  9. CHARTS • Pack lots of information in a small space • Give info, show processes, or make comparisons

  10. FLOW CHART • A diagram that shows a step-by-step process

  11. GRAPHS • Use lines, pictures, and symbols rather than words • Vertical axes • Horizontal axes

  12. BAR GRAPH • Vertical or horizontal bars show or compare quantities or amounts

  13. LINE GRAPH • Show a series of data points • Trends or change over time • Read the titles • Check unit of measurement • The steeper the line the faster the change

  14. PIE CHART • Also called circle charts • Circle is divided into parts or slices • Emphasizes relative size or importance • Entire circle = 100% • Shows percentages

  15. HOW TO READ A PIE CHART • The title • Read labels and legends • Compare size of the pieces • Shows major factors, but not smaller factors.

  16. TABLE • Most common type of graph • All kinds of data • Columns and rows • Easily reference material • A lot of info in a small space

  17. HOW TO READ A TABLE • The title • Across the top and down the outside column • Look up abbreviations

  18. HOW TO READ A TABLE • Use a ruler or finger • Can easily see similarities and differences

  19. TIMELINES Key events placed in time order Visual picture of order of events Vertical or horizontal Labels usually name a specific year Preview or a summary of events

  20. HOW TO READ A TIMELINE • Title or caption • Start date and end date • Each date and event

  21. CHRONOLOGICAL • Arranged in the order of time • Timelines are CHRONOLOGICAL

  22. CARTOONS Simple drawings Illustrate point of view Some have captions Skillful use of humor

  23. HOW TO READ CARTOONS • Identify the subject • Read any words • Look at expressions, clothing, actions • Look for symbols • Look for irony (the unexpected)

  24. ILLUSTRATIONS • Add interest • Emphasize key points • Read the captions

  25. PHOTOGRAPHS • Images of real life • Carry strong, carefully crafted messages • Identify the subject • Read caption or the text • Examine photographers choices

  26. ELEMENTS OF PHOTOGRAPHS • Type of shot • Positioning of the subject • Lighting • Color or tone

  27. MAPS • Show all or part of the Earth’s surface • Information through lines, colors, shapes, and symbols

  28. KINDS OF MAPS • Physical – mountains, rivers • Political – boundaries • Road – streets and highways • Historical – events or boundaries in the past • Thematic – info on a specific topic

  29. HOW TO READ A MAP • Title • Key or legend • What kind of map • Scale

  30. Map 1

  31. Map 2

  32. Map 3

  33. Map 4

  34. Map 5

  35. Map 6

  36. Map 7

  37. Map 8

  38. Map 9

  39. Map 10

  40. Map 11

  41. Map 12

  42. Map 13

  43. Map 14

  44. TEXT FEATURES VOCABULARY • Be sure that the following five words are in your dictionary.

  45. TABLE OF CONTENTS • At front of book • Lists major chapters and units along with their page numbers

  46. INDEX • Very back of the book • Gives location – page number of important ideas, topics, terms, people, places, etc. • Listed alphabetically • A search tool

  47. GLOSSARY • Definitions in back of book • Alphabetical list of key people, places, events, and words

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