Question, Read, and Recall - SQ3R - Lester Chapter 1
Student #1: Nguyen Dai Nghia
Student #2: Pham Duc Hiep
Student #3: Tran Tue Nhi
Student #4: Truong Tuyet Hoa
Part 1: Question and Read
1. Write your name next to the student number above. This is now your student number.
2. Don’t open your ebook yet for Chapter 1.
3. See the table below, find your part based on your student number and create effective
questions to guide your reading.
4. Open Chapter 1 ebook to pages 24-27 and read the text to answer your questions.
5. Take notes in the table for your part. Revise your questions if necessary.
6. You have 10 minutes to complete this section.
Part 2: Recall
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Present a short summary of your section to your group.
Do not just read your notes. Try to recall the answers to your questions from memory.
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Unit 1: Introduction to Academic Writing
Understanding a Research Assignment (p. 24 – 27)
Student #1 Section
Understanding a Research Assignment
Understanding the Terminology
Evaluation
Notes
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Student #1 – Q1: What is the purpose of the
assignment?
Student #1 – Q2: What are the important
terminologies and how can they help in
doing an assignment?
Student #1 – Q3: What are the aspects the
Evaluation criteria and their overall impact
on the assignment
Student #2 Section
Interpretation
Definition
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Student #2 – Q1: What do we try to
interpret?
Student #2 – Q2: How would we validate
our interpretation?
Student #2 – Q3: What makes up a good or
useful definition?
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Student #3 Section
Proposal
Causal Argument
Student #3 – Q1: What are the applications
of proposal?
Student #3 – Q2: What are the special
considerations of proposal?
Student #3 – Q3: What is the main
difference between proposal and causal
argument?
Student #4 Section
Comparison (Including Analogy, Precedence,
and Implications)
Student #4 – Q1: What are features of
comparison using analogy?
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A reason to write the assignment: Analyze? Make
judgements? Examine ideas? + Topic => more
effective delivery
Each major has different way to present ideas:
Evaluate, Interpret, Casual Analysis
Analysis, Definition, Comparison
Precedence -> Proposal
Implications
Make criteria for evaluation
Every research =~ Evaluation
Notes
Interpret = Answering: “What does it mean”
Definition includes: Subject – Subject's Class –
Differences between others
Notes
1. Proposal: the actions and initiatives that we
should take
2. Causal argument: answer the question - Why do
we need to do this.
Notes
1. Comparison, simply, pointing out the similarities
as well as differences of 2 or more subjects
(usually 2)
2. Analogy: a kind of figurative comparison,
allowing writer to draw parallels of similarity
Student #4 – Q2: What does “precedence”
means here?
Student #4 – Q3: When do we need to use
implications?
3. Precedence here refers to well-established
customs; requires past events.
4. Implications: explain what we find or conclude
after a period of test and observations