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ESSENTIAL QUESTION
How do I analyze information in diverse formats and evaluate the motives behind the presentation?
Homework
1. You are to use this Power Point to take Cornell Notes on technical reading.
2. Notes are due by Friday.
3. Be prepared for a quiz on Friday.You must access your notes online as there probably will
not be any class time allotted for this.
TECHNICAL READING
• Very specific information• Usually includes illustrations
and visuals to clarify and reinforce
EXAMPLES OF TECHNICAL READING• Instructions• Manuals• Directions• Reports• Spreadsheets
SKILLS NEEDED FOR UNDERSTANDING
TECHNICAL READING• Following step-by-step
instructions• Understanding brief phrases
or incomplete sentences• Problem-solving capacity
SEQUENTIAL• Arranged in order or in
sequence• Logical flow or progression
ACRONYMS• An abbreviation formed by
initial (first) letters• ISS = In School Suspension
DIAGRAM• Helps you see how something
works• Read the title • Read each label • Look at the parts• Follow arrows and numbers
Geosynchronousorbit
low Earthorbit
Polar Orbit
eccentricorbit
DIAGRAM cont’d• Read captions• Don’t draw conclusions• Just understand it• It’s a drawing of what the text is
describing• Read it more than once• Put it in your own words• Redraw it to remember it
CHARTS
• Pack lots of information in a small space
• Give info, show processes, or make comparisons
FLOW CHART
•A diagram that shows a step-by-step process
GRAPHS• Use lines, pictures, and
symbols rather than words• Vertical axes• Horizontal axes
BAR GRAPH• Vertical or horizontal bars
show or compare quantities or amounts
LINE GRAPH• Show a series of data points• Trends or change over time• Read the titles• Check unit of measurement• The steeper the line the
faster the change
PIE CHART• Also called circle charts• Circle is divided into parts or slices• Emphasizes relative size or
importance• Entire circle = 100%• Shows percentages
HOW TO READ A PIE CHART
• The title• Read labels and legends• Compare size of the pieces• Shows major factors, but
not smaller factors.
TABLE
• Most common type of graph• All kinds of data• Columns and rows• Easily reference material• A lot of info in a small space
HOW TO READ A TABLE
• The title• Across the top
and down the outside column
• Look up abbreviations
HOW TO READ A TABLE
• Use a ruler or finger
• Can easily see similarities and differences
TIMELINES•Key events placed in time order•Visual picture of order of events•Vertical or horizontal•Labels usually name a specific year•Preview or a summary of events
HOW TO READ A TIMELINE
• Title or caption • Start date and end date• Each date and event
CHRONOLOGICAL
• Arranged in the order of time• Timelines are CHRONOLOGICAL
CARTOONS
•Simple drawings•Illustrate point of view•Some have captions •Skillful use of humor
HOW TO READ CARTOONS
• Identify the subject • Read any words• Look at expressions, clothing,
actions• Look for symbols• Look for irony (the unexpected)
ILLUSTRATIONS
• Add interest• Emphasize key points• Read the captions
PHOTOGRAPHS• Images of real life• Carry strong, carefully crafted
messages• Identify the subject• Read caption or the text • Examine photographers choices
ELEMENTS OF PHOTOGRAPHS
•Type of shot•Positioning of
the subject•Lighting•Color or tone
MAPS
• Show all or part of the Earth’s surface
• Information through lines, colors, shapes, and symbols
KINDS OF MAPS
•Physical – mountains, rivers•Political – boundaries •Road – streets and highways•Historical – events or
boundaries in the past•Thematic – info on a specific
topic
HOW TO READ A MAP
•Title•Key or legend•What kind of map•Scale
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Map 4
Map 5
Map 6
Map 7
Map 8
Map 9
Map 10
Map 11
Map 12
Map 13
Map 14
TEXT FEATURES VOCABULARY
• Be sure that the following five words are in your dictionary.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
• At front of book• Lists major chapters and
units along with their page numbers
INDEX• Very back of the book• Gives location – page number
of important ideas, topics, terms, people, places, etc.
• Listed alphabetically• A search tool
GLOSSARY
• Definitions in back of book• Alphabetical list of key
people, places, events, and words
HEADINGS
• Short titles• The main idea• Show divisions in the text
or report
BOLDFACE
• Words in heavy, dark type• Indicate that a word, term,
or event is important