Hola Readers,
In class, we continue our journey towards English usage awareness by briefly reviewing reading strategies: scanning, skimming, and close-reading. This is a good review especially when I take the GRE Literature Subject Test this October.
Scanning is used to look for specific answers. It is usually prompted by questions ( including word clues ), and it can be located in the bodies of paragraph, footnotes, bold (emphathetic) words, and illustrations. The usual phrases and keywords that signal specificity include: for example, parts of text, kinds, types, year, and number.
When one is skimming, one is looking for general information. The title of the text can give readers a general idea of the text. The introduction and conclusion also summarize ideas. Questions asking for reasons ( the whys ), attitude, procedures, paraphrases, and importance can be best addressed through skimming.
In doing a close-reading, it's important to locate a thesis ( including a subject topic and controlling idea ) that is arguable and discussable. The reader also analyzes the author's attitude, purpose, and audience ( using evidence from the text or common knowledge ), while drawing from one's background knowledge.
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