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- 1. The first one to three sentences of a passagelay the groundwork for the entire passage
- 2. 4 Steps
a. Get oriented. Read the first sentence of twopretty carefully i. Understand the topic under discussion ii. Jot down notes iii. When a passage has multiple paragraphs, read thefirst paragraph more carefully b. Find the main idea of each paragraph i. Understand the topic under discussion ii. Jot down notes c. Set aside the details i. Specific details: focus on why the information is present ii. Come back when answer the questions d. Articulate the simply story i. 10 seconds a. The Point i. The thesis statement; main idea ii. Can be anywhere in the passage, but it’s mostoften found in the first paragraph or the beginning of the second paragraph a. A generalization or conclusion follows i. In general; To a great extent; Broadly speaking;In conclusion; In sum; In brief; Therefore; Thus;So; Hence; As a result; Overall b. Two or more important points or examples areoutlined i. First; Second; To begin with; Next; Finally;Again c. A named person or group holds a specific theoryor opinion i. X argues that; X contends that; theory;hypothesis d. Contrast coming up soon; now, things aredifferent i. Traditionally; For some time; It was oncebelieved; It had been assumed e. Acknowledge a valid opposing point i. Some (people) claim (believe, define, attribute,etc.); It is true that f. Possible fix for problem or answer toquestion(or statement that it can’t be fixed or answered) i. Statement of a problem or question g. New or different theory or idea coming up soon i. Current theory; conventional wisdom h. Indicate contrasting ideas i. However; Yet; On one hand/On the other hand;While; Rather; Instead; In contrast; Alternatively i. Concede a point (author reluctantly agrees) i. Granted; It is that that; Certainly; Admittedly;Despite; Although j. Indicate an unexpected result or phenomenon i. Actually; In fact; Indeed; Surprisingly k. Assert a position after conceding a point i. Nevertheless; Nonetheless; That said; Even so l. Something appeared to be a certain way, but itreally wasn’t that way at all i. Supposedly; It was once though; seemingly a. 30 to 60 seconds b. Should know the answer right away a. 60-90 seconds b. Detail questions i. According to the passage… c. Inference d. Specific Purpose e. EXCEPT
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