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RC2.
1:I
ntr
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heReadi
ngPr
ocessandReadi
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rat
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es
Readingisacognit
iveprocessofdecodingsymbolstoderi
vemeani
ngfrom atext
.Iti
sal
way s
aninter
acti
onbetweent hetestandthereader
.Wer eadt
ogainandshar
einfor
mat i
onandideas,
whetherforacademic,
personal,orpr
ofessi
onalpur
poses.

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nor
dert
ocompr
ehendt
het
ext
,weappl
ymanyski
l
sssi
mul
taneousl
ywhi
l
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ead.
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dent
if
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pose
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aspi
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nideasoft
het
ex
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ingi
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ail
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•
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uest
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standunf
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l
iarwor
ds
•
Answer
ingspeci
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cquest
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•
Anal
yzi
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het
ext
'spoi
nts
•
Cri
ti
qui
ngt
het
ext

Get
ti
nganOv
erv
iewoft
heText
1.Pr
evi
ewi
ng
-Pr
evi
ewingmeanslooki
ngatthereadi
l
yv i
sibl
epar
tsoft
het
ext,
li
ket
it
lesandsubt
it
les,
and
al
sovi
sualandgr
aphs,pi
ctur
es,andchart
s.
2.Ski
mmi
ngandScanni
ng
-Skimmingthetextmeanst
haty
oul
ookf
ort
hemai
npoi
ntoft
her
eadi
ngandi
dent
if
ythei
deas
thatdev
elopit
.
3.Scanni
ng
-Scanni
ngi
slooki
ngf
orspeci
fi
cinf
ormat
ion.

Usi
ngCont
extCl
ues
ContextCluesarewords,
phr
ases,
andsentencest
hatsor
roundanunfamil
iarwordthatcan
hel
py ourecogni
zethemeani
ngofanunknownwordbecausethetextgi
vesyouinfor
mat i
on
aboutit
.

Ty
pesofCont
extCl
ues
1.Sy
nony
ms
-synony
msareusedwhent
het
exthaswor
dsorphr
asest
hatar
esi
mil
ari
nmeani
ngt
othe
unknownwor
d.
2.Ant
ony
ms
-ant
ony
m ksawor
dthatr
eveal
stheopposi
temeani
ngi
nrel
ati
ont
otheunknownwor
d.
3.Exampl
es
-exampl
esar
especi
fi
cdet
ail
sint
extt
hatar
eusedt
ocl
ari
fyt
hemeani
ngofawor
d.
4.Expl
anat
ionsanddeni
fi
nit
ion
-expl
anat
ionsmaybegi
vencl
uest
odescr
ibeanunknownt
erm.
5.Si
tuat
ion
-t
hesituat
ioni
nwhi
chawor
disusedcanal
sobehel
pful
indet
ermi
ningt
hemeani
ngoft
hat
word.

Usi
ngConnot
ati
onandDenot
ati
on
Denot
ati
on-i
sthebasi
c,pr
eci
se,
li
ter
almeani
ngoft
hewor
dthatcanbef
oundi
nthedi
cti
onar
y.
Connotat
ion-i
stheposi
ti
ve,
negat
ive,
orneut
ral
feel
i
ngs,
att
it
udes,
ideas,
orassoci
ati
onswi
tha
word.

ex."
fat
her
"and"
daddy
"
denot
ati
on-amal
epar
ent
connot
ati
on-associ
ati
on:
posi
ti
ve,
-feel
i
ngs:
lov
eandr
espect

SEATWORK
Readt
hefol
l
owingarti
cle.Choosesevenwordsthatareunfami
li
artoy
ou.Wri
teapproxi
mate
meani
ngofyoursel
ect
edwor dsusingthet
avlebelow.Fi
lloutt
hist
abl
eaft
err
eadingthear
ti
cle.

Suggest
edar
ti
cle:
"Shoul
dn'
tTher
eBeaWor
d..
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Aut
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iar Ty
peofcontext Yourown Def
ini
ti
onfr
om Theconnot
ati
on
Words cl
ueused defini
ti
onfrom thedi
cti
onary oft
heword
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ues
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