Good Day! Week 2 Text as Connected Discourse Text as Connected Discourse OBJECTIVES: 1. Describes a written text as connected discourse. 2. Differentiate skimming, scanning and SQ3R through Venn diagram and real-life scenarios 3. Share the importance of being well-read through differentiated activities: poem, slogan, digital poster, or infographics. What is 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. Example It was a dark 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. What is Discourse? Text with distinct features and purpose. Formal and often lengthy discussion of a topic where concepts and insights are arranged in an organized and logical manner. Convey meanings, propel actions and provoke a specific response. Example Journal Diary News Articles Anecdotes Procedures Critiques Opinion Piece Research Articles Text and Discourse Text Discourse A large unit of written language. utterance, talk, speech, discussion, and A group of ideas put together to make a conversation. point or one central idea. An extended expression of thoughts or Has a structure which requires the ideas in the discourse to be relevant with each other. It is generally considered as written material, especially longer pieces of writing as in a book, a letter or a newspaper. ideas. Discourse is generally regarded as spoken. 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. WHAT MAKES TEXT A CONNECTED DISCOURSE? Text becomes a connected discourse when we read. According to Vaugh and Linan Thompson What is Reading? (2004), Reading comprehension is the active process of constructing meaning from text. READING AS A PROCESS Reading is an activity which takes on stages Reading as a Process or levels. according to Woods (2006), it has three (3) stages: Pre-Reading While-Reading Post-Reading Pre-Reading Pre-reading activities are activities that help students think about what they know about a topic and predict what they will read or hear. The purpose of pre-reading activities is to: Establish a purpose for reading Purpose of PreReading Activities Improve vocabulary so students can complete the reading task successfully Establish what they know about a topic Examples: KWL Charts: True or False Videos I’m listening to You While-Reading While-Reading Activities are defined as activities that help students to focus on aspects of the text and to understand it better. The goal of these activities is to help learners to deal as they would deal with it as if the text was written in their first language. These are some examples of while-reading activities Identify topic sentences and the main idea of paragraphs. Distinguish between general and specific ideas. Identify the connectors to see how they link ideas within the text. Coding text involves teaching students a method of margin marking so they can place a question mark next to a statement they don’t understand or an exclamation mark next to something that surprised them. Post-Reading Post-reading activities help students understand texts further, by critically analyzing what they have read These are some examples of post-reading activities: Creative Discussions Quiz Your Classmates Finding Related News Am I an effective reader? How to be one? Strategies to be an Effective Reader This is a strategy used to get only the main ideas of a written text in order to Skimming know what the material is all about. There are three (3) styles for this. 1. Previewing. This involves giving the material a general look in order to know what the material contains. 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 down to last Scanning This is used to search only for specific information needed. SQ3R is an excellent technique to SQ3R use with textbooks that provide a lot of information and require you to learn the material in depth. S- Survey (Preview) Q- Question (Ask guiding questions) R- Read (Read for meaning) R- Recall (Test yourself) R- Review (Review after you read) Comprehensive This technique requires processing of the text for full understanding of the material. Critical It is a technique which involves an analysis of the claims presented in the text Context Clues The term context clues are used as a way of referring Context Clues to the bits of information within a text that can serve as hints to help a reader understand the meaning of an unfamiliar or unusual word or passage. Use of Context Clues To use clues to the meanings of unknown words, instead of using dictionary. Analyze the following words: Beautiful Pretty Attractive Types of Context Clues Synonyms as Context Clues Words having the same meaning or nearly the same meaning are called synonyms. Synonyms appear in different ways BY DASHES She finds solacecomfort- in the country side. BY COMMAS The advocates, supporters, of anti-mining formed a picket outside the building. BY PARENTHESES BY REINSTATEMENT The local residents are among The smiles of these little the hordes (a large group of children are guileless. people) who lined up to take They show innocence and their chance in the contest. no deception. Analyze the following words: Beautiful- Ugly Early- Late Awake- Asleep Antonyms as Context Clues Antonyms are words having opposite meanings. They do not give the definition but provide an idea about the familiar word. 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. Lara looks for a brighter future. However, there Example are times due to problems she cannot help but become a pessimist. Analyze the following words: Celestial bodies, such as the sun, moon, and stars, are governed by predictable laws. 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. Lin is on a diet. However, she still ate a Example portion of everything served like a small piece of bread and a small piece of cake. Analyze the following words: The stench of the old shoes was like the smell of garbage. 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. My brother is enthralled Example by birds similar to the way that I am fascinated by insects. Activity # 6 Skimming Differentiate and find the similarities of SQ3R, Skimming and Scanning using Venn Diagram. SQ3R Scanning Activity #7 What is the importance of being well-read? Make a poem, slogan, digital poster, or infographics to show the importance of being well-read. THANK YOU!
