Learning+Techniques+p.+1-39

// Learning Techniques // // Literacy Power p. 1-39 //
 * Critical Thinking: **
 * __Identify audience and purpose__ of a piece of writing
 * __Analyze characters__
 * __Draw conclusions__ by searching for clues in the text and making connections with your own knowledge and experience.
 * __Form opinions__ by synthesizing new information from the piece, with your own experience and knowledge
 * __Make connections__ between the text and yourself, the text and the world, the text and other selections such as other books, movies, tv
 * Reading Strategies before beginning to read: **
 * Read around the text
 * Identify audience and purpose
 * Skim the entire selection and make predictions
 * Analyze textbook structure