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4 Steps to the Simple Story 1) Get oriented 2) Find main idea of each paragraph 3) Set aside the details 4) Articulate the simple story |
1) Get oriented
3) Set aside the details 4) Articulate the simple story |
Strat Guide 7 - Chapter 1 |
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Breaking down the Passage Focus on the passage components and language clues Passage Components
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Language Clues
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Strat Guide 7 - Chapter 2 |
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Breaking down complex sentences |
1) Break sentence down into smaller ideas (ignore jargon) 2) Make connections to thing you already know; simply ignore complex language 3) Link to previous information 4) Anticipate |
Strat Guide 7 - Chapter 2 |
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Mapping the Passage 3 Key things to map: 1) The point 2) Purpose of each paragraph 3) Any other info you would include in the simple story, by paragraph Tactics: Abbreviate;Use arrow for Cause & Effect; Use arrow to show change over time; Colon toattribute opinion; Note examples as ‘e.g.’; Use arrows for increase anddecrease |
Example: 1)Drs use a lot of ABs
BUT Drs should still be careful in prescribing ABs (P) |
Strat Guide 7 - Chapter 3 |
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General Questions
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4 Steps: 1) Identify Question 2) Find support 3) Predict answer 4) Eliminate and find match Common Traps: 1) Direct contradiction - Passage says the opposite 2) Extreme - Extreme word without support in the passage 3) One word off - Looks very tempting but one or two words are wrong 4) Out of scope - Goes beyond what the passage is saying 5) True but not right - Passage does say this, but it does not answer thequestion asked (look out for wrong paragraph) |
Strat Guide 7 - Chapter 4 |
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Specific Questions 3 Primary types of specific Qs 1) Detail → explicitly stated 2) Inference → not explicit 3) Specific purpose → why the author mentions a specific piece of info |
4 Steps: 1) Identify Question (detail, inference or specific purpose) 2) Find support (use map; reread 2-3 relevant sentences; beware traps) 3) Predict answer 4) Eliminate and find match (if cannot delete 4, then compare remaining answers) |
Strat Guide 7 - Chapter 5 |
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Detail Questions "According to the passage"
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Inference Questions
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Strat Guide 7 - Chapter 5 |
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Specific Purpose Questions
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Except Questions
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Strat Guide 7 - Chapter 5 |