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Lesson 3

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absent author passage   Author NOT present   show        
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Present Author   Author IS present   Expresses opinion in favor of particular thesis   Author's own opinion or someone else's     show  
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Tagging the passage   Give headers to passage [will show you role of pieces of passages]   Not good enough to label each paragraph   show      
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Marking up the passage   Be sure to NOT highlight a bunch of stuff   High level words [how are words used??]         show
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Isolating secondary structures?   Cause/effect [claiming in passage that 1 thing caused another]   You will see them in strength/weak quests.   Example - very common to see them -NEVER used as main pt. -NOT a claim +Illustrate a claim     show  
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Common Question Types [Thesis: Absent Author]   show Main Pt. -It's the conclusion Purpose -How do they get to the conclusion?   Purpose -Look for answers that describe what's happening in the passage -Explain, describe, present   Author's attitude -Look for neutral answer choices   Quest. Anticipation -Look for specific reference quests. -Quests. relating to secondary structures    
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Common Question Types [Thesis: Present Author]   What did the author decide? What is their pt.?   show Purpose -Answer choices that pt. to evidence for argument that align with author's opinion   Author Attitude -Answer choices that align with author's opinion   Quest. Anticipation -Quests. that revolve around author's view    
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RC Tips?   RC is NOT about remembering Most quests. are about big picture Learn how to read for structure   Lots of RC is about author's role [What do they support??]   show DON’T over-analyze assumptions/criticisms   Give yourself a table of contents DON'T jump to quests. then find answers [WRONG!!!]   BE sure to recap passage at the end -Go over headers  
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Steps to tackle a passage?   ID the subject matter   ID the primary structure   ID the role of the author   Tag the passage   show Isolate secondary structures  
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How do you ID the subject matter of a passage?   ASK [What is general subject of passage??]     show      
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How do you ID Primary Structure?   ASK [How many POVs are presented towards the subj. matter?]   Thesis -1 main idea   Antithesis -2 primary POVs -Some sort of disagreement   Synthesis -3 primary POVs -Thesis and antithesis position presented then combining     show
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