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Foundation of College Reading
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Language - English
Undergraduate 1
10/19/2009

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Reading Actively
Definition
I think that active reading means that you have to summarize what the book or article is about. 
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Rehearsing
Definition
When you repeat it over and over again
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Reviewing
Definition
Looking over your notes again.
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Glossary
Definition
Words that you don't know
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Table of Contents
Definition
Topics of each chapter
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Index
Definition
ABC listing of topics and names in a textbook with page number
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Preface
Definition
Intoductory section in which authors tell readers about the book
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Copyright
Definition

for the right to copy and re-produce said item.


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Topic
Definition
The subject of a speech, essay, thesis, or discourse.
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Stated Main Idea
Definition
Must contain the topic of the paragraph.
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Unstated main idea
Definition
Something that is not important
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Assessing prior knowledge
Definition
What you already know about a topic
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Planning reading and study time
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Prefix
Definition
is a word part that is attached to the beginning of a word that adds it's meaning to that base word
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Root
Definition
is a bse word that has a meaning of it's own
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Suffix
Definition
attached to the end of a root word
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Word structure
Definition
 the admissible arrangement of sounds in words
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Word parts
Definition
Some parts often appear at the beginning of an English word--although not always
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Supporting Details
Definition
  • Providing additional information about the main idea.
  • Help to clarifying the main idea.
  • List examples that illustrate the main idea
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    Wise up! The when and how of preparing for Tests
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    Context Clues\ CONTEXTUAL ANYALYIS
    Definition
    hints provided in text, which lead the reader to meanings of words
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    Structural clues
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    Trans
    Definition
    transfix
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    Port
    Definition
    Informal
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    Biblio
    Definition
    bibliography
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    Dict
    Definition
    Dictionary
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    Pre
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     prefix
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    Pro
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    Before
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    Re
    Definition
    Review
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