Reading 1 Skimming for the Gist (Judicial Branch in a Flash)

  • Due No due date
  • Points 100
  • Questions 10
  • Time Limit None

Instructions

 

 

Reading 1: Skimming for Gist

This will be your quickest read. It should help you get the general idea of what the article or essay will be about.

 

 

Pay attention to ...

 

Title and headings- What is this article going to be about?

Text Features (images, image captions, graphs, tables)- How do these add to your idea of what the article is going to be about?

Text Structure (description, cause and effect, problem/solution, sequence, compare and contrast)- How does the text structure add to your understanding of the article?

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