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| Intro: 1. Identify the Subject Matter |
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| What is the general subject? |
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| Intro: 2. Identify the Primary Structure |
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| How many points of view? Thesis is 1, Antithesis is 2, and Synthesis is 3. |
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| Intro: 3. Identify the Role of the Author |
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| Is the author aligned with any point of view? Are the present or absent? |
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| Intro: 4. Tag the Passage |
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| Tag the role paragraph plays in the argument. Use subject-oriented tags or identify roles. |
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| Intro: 5. Mark up the Passage |
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Box around proper names
Underline words indicative of author's attitude
Circle difficult words
Note weaknesses/assumptions
Underline conclusions
Note: RES, HYP, STUDY
Bracket definitions |
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| Intro: 6. Isolate Secondary Structures |
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| Cause and Effect: Identification/Indicator words for C & E |
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| causes, results in, leads to, produces, contributes to, responsible for |
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| Some passages rely extensively on c/e... be prepared for OPERATION questions |
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| Briefly reference c/e... no specific questions |
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| Antithesis AA: Main Point |
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| Answer choices that best encompass both points of view |
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| Explain the debate/controversy from neutral perspective |
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| Antithesis AA: Author's Attitude |
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| Neutral answer choices, objective, impartial |
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| Antithesis AA: Question Anticipation |
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| Viewpoint/disagreement/agreement |
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| Antithesis PA: Main Point |
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| Answer choices that capture author's POV |
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| Author's position relative to other stances |
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| Antithesis PA: Author's Attitude |
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| Author's opinion on EITHER thesis |
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| Antithesis PA: Question Anticipation |
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| Synthesis: AA (rare): Main Idea |
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| Best encompasses the 3 points of view |
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| Convergence of the thesis and antithesis in a neutral way |
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| Synthesis: AA: Author attitude |
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| Capture the author's point |
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| author's position relative to other stances |
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| Synthesis: PA: Author Attitude |
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| author's opinion on any of the stances |
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| indicator words like for example, demonstrates, in one instance, as shown by |
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| Extensive (many example) or localized (brief) |
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| L12: Comparative Reading. Passage A |
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-underline all conclusion
-write down main conc.
-tag passage
-pay attention to support |
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| L12: Comparative Reading. Passage B |
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-underline all conclusions
-write down main conc.
-tag passage
-pay attention to support
-identify agree (+) or disagree (-)
- ^make same notation for passage A
-if there are many, label points 1+ 2- 3+ 8- etc... |
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