1.5.3 Test (TST): Introduction to Reading Strategies Reading Skills and Strategies Points Possible:50 Test Name: Gabriel Yancey Date: This test includes five short-answer questions each worth 10 points. Answer all five questions. Read each question and follow the directions carefully. In some cases you are asked to write in complete sentences; in others you can write in list form. 1. Describe four different purposes you could have for reading. Write in complete sentences. (10 points) We read to be entertained, and obtain information. Reading helps us with talking which can help with getting a job, writing etc. we also read to analyze and to complete tasks. This study source was downloaded by 100000846076304 from CourseHero.com on 02-27-2024 16:33:32 GMT -06:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/95197048/Untitled-document-11pdf/ 2. Explain how your purpose for reading can change while you're reading. Write in complete sentences. (10 points) It can change from the original task for reading being to obtain information to the information becoming interesting to you and entertaining. 3. List the steps to take when adding a new word to your running list. (10 points) Word, Part of speech, and definition. This study source was downloaded by 100000846076304 from CourseHero.com on 02-27-2024 16:33:32 GMT -06:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/95197048/Untitled-document-11pdf/ 4. Explain why it's a good idea to have a regular time of day to do your studying. Write in complete sentences. (10 points) It is easier to study and it will make studying feel natural if you pick a regular study time it will seem more fun. 5. List and describe the three elements of media literacy. (10 points) The first stage is simply becoming aware of the importance of managing one's media "diet" that is, making choices and reducing the time spent with television, videos, electronic games, films and various print media forms. 2 stage is learning specific skills of critical viewing--- learning to analyze and question what is in the frame, how it is constructed and what may have been left out. Skills of critical viewing are best learned through inquiry-based classes or interactive group activities, as well as from creating and producing one's own media messages. And the 3ed stage goes behind the frame to explore deeper issues. Who produces the media we experience and for what purpose? Who profits? Who loses? And who decides? This stage of social, political and economic analysis looks at how everyone in society makes meaning from our media experiences, and how the mass media drive our global This study source was downloaded by 100000846076304 from CourseHero.com on 02-27-2024 16:33:32 GMT -06:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/95197048/Untitled-document-11pdf/ consumer economy. This inquiry can sometimes set the stage for various media advocacy efforts to challenge or redress public policies or corporate practices. This study source was downloaded by 100000846076304 from CourseHero.com on 02-27-2024 16:33:32 GMT -06:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/95197048/Untitled-document-11pdf/ Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
