Scanning to Determine Specific

Meaning and Information

Scanning involves moving your eyes quicklyacross a line or down a page to locate

particular information. You scan the

material to look for a specific information,

such as a date, a definition, or a name and

number in a telephone book. Through

guide questions, you can be easily directed

to the specific meaning and information

you are looking for.

1. A listing of situations that affirm the title.

2. The meaning of I am an island.

Using Synonyms

You learned in the lower years that synonyms

are words that are similar in meaning or are closely

related ideas. A thesaurus, the most commonly

used specialized dictionary, lists synonyms and

antonyms.

1. modern – contemporary

2. misunderstanding – conflict

3. retreat – approach

4. condemn – uphold

5. commodities – goods

6. refuse – approach

7. solution – remedy

8. tear – build

9. quarantine – seclude

10. share - keep

The 1. modern age is in a hurry, and livelihood ismore important. Man races through his pleasures in acrowd of 2. accelerating machines…. There is no desireto consider whether life is in 3. harmony with theintellect, for the mind of man is also engaged in pullingthe rope of the huge car of livelihood. Instead of music,we hear hoarse shouts of “Push, boys, push!” He has tospend most of his time with the crowd, not in thecompany of his friends…. In the midst of all this 4. bustlehe has no will power to bypass 5. unadorned ugliness.

simple

noise

increasing

accord

contemporary

The graphics in your textbooks and other

reading materials can clarify complex relationships,

untangle complicated descriptions, and

summarize key ideas. Interpreting, understanding,

and noting the effectiveness of textual aids like

graphic organizers, titles, non – linear illustrations,

will help you get the most from your reading. Most

graphics are easy to read once you recognize their

basic form, especially that of a diagram, a table,

and a chart or graph.

is a brief nonfiction composition that

offers an opinion on a subject.

Purpose of an essay:

to inform

to persuade

to entertain the reader

to analyze a subject

1. What comes to your mind as you read

the title?

2. How did the writer justify the title?

3. How is the word bridge used in the

essay? How do we build bridges?

4. How is island used in the essay?

5. Why is every man compared to an

island?

Brotherhood

bridge

love

selfishness

mistrust

borders

peace

strife

selfishness

Conflict

injustice

division

hunger

self – interest

misunderstanding

walls

friction

hostility