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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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ESSENTIAL QUESTIONHow do I analyze information in diverse formats
and evaluate the motives behind the presentation?
Homework1. You are to use this Power Point to take Cornell
Notes on technical reading.2. Notes are due by Friday.3. 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.
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TECHNICAL READING
• Very specific information• Usually includes illustrations
and visuals to clarify and reinforce
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EXAMPLES OF TECHNICAL READING• Instructions• Manuals• Directions• Reports• Spreadsheets
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SKILLS NEEDED FOR UNDERSTANDING
TECHNICAL READING• Following step-by-step
instructions• Understanding brief phrases
or incomplete sentences• Problem-solving capacity
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SEQUENTIAL• Arranged in order or in
sequence• Logical flow or progression
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ACRONYMS• An abbreviation formed by
initial (first) letters• ISS = In School Suspension
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DIAGRAM• Helps you see how something
works• Read the title • Read each label • Look at the parts• Follow arrows and numbers
Geosynchronousorbit
low Earthorbit
Polar Orbit
eccentricorbit
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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
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CHARTS
• Pack lots of information in a small space
• Give info, show processes, or make comparisons
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FLOW CHART•A diagram that shows a
step-by-step process
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GRAPHS• Use lines, pictures, and
symbols rather than words• Vertical axes• Horizontal axes
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BAR GRAPH• Vertical or horizontal bars
show or compare quantities or amounts
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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
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PIE CHART• Also called circle charts• Circle is divided into parts or slices• Emphasizes relative size or
importance• Entire circle = 100%• Shows percentages
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HOW TO READ A PIE CHART
• The title• Read labels and legends• Compare size of the pieces• Shows major factors, but
not smaller factors.
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TABLE• Most common type of graph• All kinds of data• Columns and rows• Easily reference material• A lot of info in a small space
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HOW TO READ A TABLE
• The title• Across the top
and down the outside column
• Look up abbreviations
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HOW TO READ A TABLE
• Use a ruler or finger
• Can easily see similarities and differences
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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
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HOW TO READ A TIMELINE• Title or caption • Start date and end date• Each date and event
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CHRONOLOGICAL
• Arranged in the order of time• Timelines are CHRONOLOGICAL
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CARTOONS•Simple drawings•Illustrate point of view•Some have captions •Skillful use of humor
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HOW TO READ CARTOONS
• Identify the subject • Read any words• Look at expressions, clothing,
actions• Look for symbols• Look for irony (the unexpected)
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ILLUSTRATIONS• Add interest• Emphasize key points• Read the captions
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PHOTOGRAPHS• Images of real life• Carry strong, carefully crafted
messages• Identify the subject• Read caption or the text • Examine photographers choices
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ELEMENTS OF PHOTOGRAPHS
•Type of shot•Positioning of
the subject•Lighting•Color or tone
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MAPS
• Show all or part of the Earth’s surface
• Information through lines, colors, shapes, and symbols
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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
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HOW TO READ A MAP
•Title•Key or legend•What kind of map•Scale
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Map 1
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Map 2
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Map 3
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Map 4
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Map 5
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Map 6
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Map 7
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Map 8
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Map 9
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Map 10
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Map 11
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Map 12
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Map 13
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Map 14
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TEXT FEATURES VOCABULARY
• Be sure that the following five words are in your dictionary.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
• At front of book• Lists major chapters and
units along with their page numbers
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INDEX• Very back of the book• Gives location – page number
of important ideas, topics, terms, people, places, etc.
• Listed alphabetically• A search tool
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GLOSSARY
• Definitions in back of book• Alphabetical list of key
people, places, events, and words
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HEADINGS
• Short titles• The main idea• Show divisions in the text
or report
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BOLDFACE
• Words in heavy, dark type• Indicate that a word, term,
or event is important