CRCB C1 Exercises
Exercise 1a
pp.9
Read each of the following statements and respond to them based on your current reading habits. In the space provided, write yes if the statement correctly describes you, or no if it does not.
1. I know that concentration is a skill that can be learned.
NO
2. I have a study area, complete with study supplies, and this area is used only for studying.
NO
3. I try to concentrate as I read, but my mind usually drifts to other things, such as bills I have to pay or people I have to call.
YES
4. If I get angry, I am unable to concentrate on my reading.
YES
5. I know how to minimize all distractions.
NO
6. I cannot read unless my house, or study environment, is immaculate.
YES
7. I have a system to let others know when I am reading and that I do not want to be disturbed.
NO
8. I lose concentration easily when I am bored with what I’m reading.
YES
Monday, April 13, 2009
Apr14 Summary (CRCB1 Reading)
CRCB C1 Summary
Reading is an active process based on an active process besides on author’s to convey meaning though the write word and your ability to extract meaning from those words. Keeping a learning journal is also an active learning task. It helps you identify what you understand in a reading assignment and what is still unclear. It can help you to understand how you learn, which learning styles work best for you, and how you can improve those with which you have difficulty. Using learning will help you to identify, analyze and correct reading and leaning difficulties.
Leading is an active process based on an author’s ability to convey meaning through the written word and I ability to extract meaning from those words.
Learning styles and techniques for improving learning ability, Reading is learning Process by using many different strategies your learning styles ability will greatly
Enhanced, these techniques will help you to improve your college reading and learning.
Reading is an active process based on an active process besides on author’s to convey meaning though the write word and your ability to extract meaning from those words. Keeping a learning journal is also an active learning task. It helps you identify what you understand in a reading assignment and what is still unclear. It can help you to understand how you learn, which learning styles work best for you, and how you can improve those with which you have difficulty. Using learning will help you to identify, analyze and correct reading and leaning difficulties.
Leading is an active process based on an author’s ability to convey meaning through the written word and I ability to extract meaning from those words.
Learning styles and techniques for improving learning ability, Reading is learning Process by using many different strategies your learning styles ability will greatly
Enhanced, these techniques will help you to improve your college reading and learning.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Apr07 Exercise (CRCB8 Texts)
CRCB C8 Exercises
pp.272
Exercise 8h
Journalists typically omit organizational word clues because they have a limited amount of space for their stories, and they want to reserve as much space as possible for content. Access the following Internet source: www.ABCNEWS.com and pick a story. Print it out, read it, and infer the overall organizational method. Add OWCs that you think would help others identify the overall organizational method, ones the writer might have used if space had not been a constraint.
#1: analysis “was”
#2: definitions/example “But” “meant”
#3: sequence “first” “then”
#4: sequence “process” “after” “for years”
#5: sequence “the first thing” “but”
#6: sequence “also” “the first thing” “then” “also”
1. C
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. A
pp.272
Exercise 8h
Journalists typically omit organizational word clues because they have a limited amount of space for their stories, and they want to reserve as much space as possible for content. Access the following Internet source: www.ABCNEWS.com and pick a story. Print it out, read it, and infer the overall organizational method. Add OWCs that you think would help others identify the overall organizational method, ones the writer might have used if space had not been a constraint.
#1: analysis “was”
#2: definitions/example “But” “meant”
#3: sequence “first” “then”
#4: sequence “process” “after” “for years”
#5: sequence “the first thing” “but”
#6: sequence “also” “the first thing” “then” “also”
1. C
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. A
Apr07 Summary (CRCB8 Texts)
CRCB C8 Summary
The authors usually organize information using certain classic methods or patterns.
Begging able to recognize organizational methods will help understand the ideas in how they are connected t each other, because they will fit into logical patterns already familiar with.
It will also help to remember what you have read, because you are not memorizing facts in isolation, but relating them to each other to form patterns that hold and organize them in your member. A useful way to identify an author’s method of organization is to look for the organization word clues that indicate which patterns using.
It is also important to assess an author’s overall method of organization. Author will frequently use more than one method from paragraph to paragraph to paragraph, but have one overall method for each.
The authors usually organize information using certain classic methods or patterns.
Begging able to recognize organizational methods will help understand the ideas in how they are connected t each other, because they will fit into logical patterns already familiar with.
It will also help to remember what you have read, because you are not memorizing facts in isolation, but relating them to each other to form patterns that hold and organize them in your member. A useful way to identify an author’s method of organization is to look for the organization word clues that indicate which patterns using.
It is also important to assess an author’s overall method of organization. Author will frequently use more than one method from paragraph to paragraph to paragraph, but have one overall method for each.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Mar31 Exercise (CRCB12 Arguments)
CRCB C12 Exercises
Exercise 12a pp.395
Read the following version of the fairy tale Cinderella and decide whether the statements that follow it are true, false, or questionable. Provide a reason for each of your answers. For the purpose of this exercise, accept each sentence of the fairy tale as fact and forget about the common version of it. Think about what information each sentence conveys before making judgments about the statements that follow. Afterward you will share your responses with other members of your class. Some will agree with you and some will disagree, and you will see how a harmless fairy tale can turn into an argument.
1. Cinderella had more than one stepsister.
T – Directly stated in the passage.
2. Cinderella’s natural mother was dead.
? – Not enough information provided.
3. The stepmother and stepsisters went to many social events.
? – Passage says that they went to ALL of the important events, it doesn’t say how many. There may have been very few.
4. Cinderella’s stepmother and stepsisters didn’t buy any beautiful clothes for Cinderella.
? – The passage didn’t directly state that they didn’t buy her beautiful clothes – she may have preferred to be trendy and wear rags.
5. A pumpkin can’t be turned into a gold-plated automobile.
F – The passage directly states that the pumpkin was turned into a gold-plated automobile.
6. The stepmother and stepsisters disliked Cinderella.
T – Directly stated in the passage.
7. Cinderella’s stepmother or stepsisters made Cinderella stay home when they went to the important social events.
? – Not enough information provided – the passage said that she had to stay home, but it didn’t say who made her.
8. The step mother and stepsisters offered to take Cinderella to the Prince’s Ball with them.
? – Not enough information provided.
9. Cinderella walked to the Prince’s Ball.
F – Directly stated that she rode to the ball.
10. Cinderella wanted to go to the Prince’s Ball.
? – Not enough information provided – she may have been pushed into going by the fairy godmother.
11. The stepmother and stepsisters left Cinderella home on the night of the Prince’s Ball.
T – Directly stated in the passage.
12. Cinderella rode to the Prince’s Ball in a carriage drawn by six white horses.
? – Not enough information provided.
13. Although the stepmother and stepsisters had beautiful clothes, they never bought clothes for themselves.
F – Directly stated that they bought themselves beautiful clothes.
14. The stepmother and stepsisters went only to social events that were important.
? – Not enough information provided. Although they went to all important social events, it didn’t say that they went to ONLY important events.
15. Cinderella’s fairy godmother was an evil in disguise.
? - Not enough information provided. Passage doesn’t tell us that she is or isn’t an evil witch in disguise.
Exercise 12a pp.395
Read the following version of the fairy tale Cinderella and decide whether the statements that follow it are true, false, or questionable. Provide a reason for each of your answers. For the purpose of this exercise, accept each sentence of the fairy tale as fact and forget about the common version of it. Think about what information each sentence conveys before making judgments about the statements that follow. Afterward you will share your responses with other members of your class. Some will agree with you and some will disagree, and you will see how a harmless fairy tale can turn into an argument.
1. Cinderella had more than one stepsister.
T – Directly stated in the passage.
2. Cinderella’s natural mother was dead.
? – Not enough information provided.
3. The stepmother and stepsisters went to many social events.
? – Passage says that they went to ALL of the important events, it doesn’t say how many. There may have been very few.
4. Cinderella’s stepmother and stepsisters didn’t buy any beautiful clothes for Cinderella.
? – The passage didn’t directly state that they didn’t buy her beautiful clothes – she may have preferred to be trendy and wear rags.
5. A pumpkin can’t be turned into a gold-plated automobile.
F – The passage directly states that the pumpkin was turned into a gold-plated automobile.
6. The stepmother and stepsisters disliked Cinderella.
T – Directly stated in the passage.
7. Cinderella’s stepmother or stepsisters made Cinderella stay home when they went to the important social events.
? – Not enough information provided – the passage said that she had to stay home, but it didn’t say who made her.
8. The step mother and stepsisters offered to take Cinderella to the Prince’s Ball with them.
? – Not enough information provided.
9. Cinderella walked to the Prince’s Ball.
F – Directly stated that she rode to the ball.
10. Cinderella wanted to go to the Prince’s Ball.
? – Not enough information provided – she may have been pushed into going by the fairy godmother.
11. The stepmother and stepsisters left Cinderella home on the night of the Prince’s Ball.
T – Directly stated in the passage.
12. Cinderella rode to the Prince’s Ball in a carriage drawn by six white horses.
? – Not enough information provided.
13. Although the stepmother and stepsisters had beautiful clothes, they never bought clothes for themselves.
F – Directly stated that they bought themselves beautiful clothes.
14. The stepmother and stepsisters went only to social events that were important.
? – Not enough information provided. Although they went to all important social events, it didn’t say that they went to ONLY important events.
15. Cinderella’s fairy godmother was an evil in disguise.
? - Not enough information provided. Passage doesn’t tell us that she is or isn’t an evil witch in disguise.
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