Text as a connected discourse in reading and reading

Reading and writing

1. READING AND WRITING SKILLS

2. TEXT AS CONNECTED DISCOURSE

3. 1. Describe a written text as a connected discourse. 2. Differentiate scanning , skimming and SQ3R through Venn diagram and real-life scenarios 3. Share the importance of well-read through differentiated activities: poem, slogan, digital poster or infographics. OBJECTIVES

4. What are they doing? What is Reading?

5. “Reading comprehension is the active process of constructing meaning from text”. -Vaugh and Linan - Thompson (2004)

6. TEXT AS CONNECTED DISCOURSE

7. TEXT

8. TEXT READER AUTHOR

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10. What is a TEXT? A text is generally considered as written material, especially longer pieces of writing as in a book, a letter or a newspaper. A group of ideas put together to make a point or one central idea. Text also made up of sentences

11. EXAMPLE It was a dark and stormy night. In her attic bedroom Margaret Murry, wrapped in an old patchwork quilt, sat on the foot of her bed and watched the trees tossing in the frenzied lashing of the wind.

12. DISCOURSE

13. What is a Discourse? Text with distinct features and purpose. Formal and often lengthy discussion of a topic where concept and insights are arranged in an organized and logical manner. Convey meanings, propel actions and provoke a specific response.

14. EXAMPLE EXAMPLE PURPOSE Journal Diary News Articles Anecdotes Procedures Critiques Opinion Piece Research To Inform To Persuade To Entertain

15. TEXT AND DISCOURSE TEXT DISCOURSE Made up of sentences having the property of grammatical cohesion Made up of utterances having the property of coherence.

16. TEXT AS CONNECTED DISCOURSE A text is a connected discourse, which means that all ideas in text must be related in the sense that they would express only one main idea, or that the text must have unity by combining all ideas to emphasize central idea.

17. LET’S TRY! Read and find the main idea from each reading passages. By providing the main idea, we will be able to describe a textas a discourse.

18. TEXT 1 Three major movements in the history of art are Medieval, Renaissance and Modern. The Medieval period, which encompasses the time from around 600 ADS into the 14th century, is predominately religious in nature. Objects are not portrayed realistically, but as simple flat images. During the Renaissance period, beginning in the late 14th century and continuing into the 16th century, artists developed a more realistic style. Renaissance artists also discovered the use of perspective, which brought a three-dimensional feeling to two-dimensional artwork. Prominent artists of this time were Leonardo da Vinci and Jan van Eyck. Modern art, which encompasses the Impressionist and Cubist movements, began in the late 19th century and through the 20th century. Rather than focusing on realism, artists explored the use of light, movement and color. Modern artists include Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh

19. TEXT 2 Mississippi River begins in northern Minnesota and runs over 2,500 miles to eventually empty into the Gulf of Mexico. It passes through or borders ten states on its path to the Mississippi Delta of Louisiana. The Mississippi River is the chief river in the Mississippi system. It is fed by many tributaries, including the Missouri River and the Ohio River. The Mississippi river system, with all of its tributaries, is the fourth longest in the world, surpassed only by the Nile, the Amazon and the Yangtze. The Mississippi discharges an average of 200,000 to 700,000 cubic feet of water a second into the Gulf of Mexico. This outflow makes it the fifth largest river by volume in the word

20. READING PROCESS

21. READING AS A PROCESS Reading is an activity which takes on stages or level.According to Woods (2006). PRE DURING POST

22. ARE YOU AN EFFECTIVE READER?

23. STRATEGIES TO BE AN EFFECTIVE READER

24. PREVIEWING Review titles, section headings, and photo captions. To get a sense of the structure and content of a reading selection . PREDICTING Use knowledge of the subject matter, author and text type, and purpose

25. OVERVIEWING To look at chapters or sections SURVEYING To give a rundown from the first section to last.

26. GUESSING FROM CONTEXT Use background knowledge of the subject and ideas in the text PARAPHRASING Stop at the end of a section To check comprehension by restating the information and ideas in the text

27. Techniques in reading

28. SKIMMING This a strategy used to get only the main ideas of a written test in order to know what the material is all about. There are three (3) styles for this. 1. Previewing. This moves giving the material a general look in order to know what the material contains.

29. 2. Overviewing. This makes use of taking a look at the title. Chapter, or heading. 3. Surveying. This involves giving the text a rundown from the first section to the last section. SKIMMING

30. This is used to search only for specific information needed. SCANNING

31. SQ3R SQ3R is an excellent technique to use with textbooks that provide a lot of information and require you to learn the material in depth.

32. COMPREHENSIVE This technique requires processing of the text for full understanding of the material.

33. CRITICAL It is a technique which involves an analysis of the claims presented in the text.

34. LET’S TRY SKIMMING SQ3R SCANNING

35. CONTEXT CLUES

36. To use clues to the meaning of the unknown words, instead of using dictionary. USE OF CONTEXT CLUES

37. ANALYZE THE FOLLOWING WORDS PRETTY BEAUTIFUL ATTRACTIVE

38. SYNONYMS AS CONTEXT CLUES Words having the same meaning or nearly the same meaning are called synonyms.

39. Synonyms appear in different ways: BY DASHES She finds solace- comfort- in the country side. BY COMMAS The advocates, supporters, of anti- mining formed a picket outside the building.

40. Synonyms appear in different ways: BY PARENTHESES The local residents are among the hordes (a large group of people) who lined up to take their chance in the contest. BY REINSTATEMENT The smiles of these little children are guileless. They show innocence and no deception.

41. ANALYZE THE FOLLOWING WORDS Beautiful-Ugly Early- Late Awake- Asleep

42. ANTONYMS AS CONTEXT CLUES Antonyms are words having opposite meanings. They do not give the definition but provide an idea about the familiar word.

43. ANTONYMS AS CONTEXT CLUES Antonyms are recognized in a sentence through any word which presents opposite meanings like but, although, despite, instead, in contrast, unlike, even though, on the contrary, conversely, etc.

44. EXAMPLE: Lara looks for a brighter future. However, there are times due to problems she cannot help but become a pessimist.

45. ANALYZE THE SENTENCE: Celestial bodies , such as the sun, moon, and stars, are governed by predictable laws.

46. EXAMPLES AS CONTEXT CLUES Examples are lists of illustrations that make the unfamiliar word cleaner. In order to derive the meaning of the word, you have to analyze the examples given and find common traits or characteristics EXAMPLE Lyn is on a diet However, she still ate a portion of everything served like a small piece of bread and a small piece of cake.

47. ANALYZE THE SENTENCE The stench of the old shoes was like the smell of garbage.

48. COMPARISON AS CONTEXT CLUES It involves identifying the similarities and differences of two or more things, places, or events. It is indicated by words such as: like, as, similar to, in the same way, likewise, resembling, too, also Example: My brother is enthralled by birds similar to the way that I am fascinated by insects .

49. ASSIGNMENT: How does a text become a connected discourse? What makes our reading easier? How do these techniques makes our reading easier? How does context clues helps in reading text? Where is it best to use Skimming? Scanning?SQ3R? What is the importance of being well-read?