RWS UNIT1-Lesson 1 Reading Process PDF

Reading and Thinking Strategies Across Text Types

Instructions:
Analyze the poem “Jabberwocky” by Lewis
Carroll. Give your own interpretation about the
poem.
’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; J
All mimsy were the borogoves, A One, two! One, two! And through and through
And the mome raths outgrabe. B The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
“Beware the Jabberwock, my son! B He went galumphing back.
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! E
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun “And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
The frumious Bandersnatch!” R
Reading and Thinking Strategies AcrossCome to my arms, my beamish boy!
Text Types
Reading and ThinkingW
Strategies Across O
Text Types day! Callooh! Callay!”
frabjous
He took his vorpal sword in hand: O He chortled in his joy.
Long time the manxome foe he sought—
So rested he by the Tumtum tree, C ’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
And stood awhile in thought. K Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
Y All mimsy were the borogoves,
And as in uffish thought he stood, And the mome raths outgrabe.
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
By Lewis
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
Carroll
And burbled as it came!
UNIT I: LESSON 1
Introducing the Reading Process and

Reading Strategies
What is READING?
READING
a cognitive process of decoding
symbols
Reading and
Reading and to derive
Thinking Strategies
Thinking Strategies Across Text meaning
Across Text Types
Types from a text.
It is always an interaction
between the text and the reader.
READING is a skill.
In comprehending a text, we apply many skills:
identifying the author's grasping the main ideas of the
purpose text
using
Reading and Thinking Strategies Across Textcontext
clues to
Types
locating important details
understand unfamiliar words
answering specific questions analyzing the text's points
critiquing the text

1. Getting an Overview
of the Text
It may be a good idea to survey the text as a
whole before digging deeper into each part.
The
Readingfollowing three Acrossstrategies
Reading and Thinking Strategies
and Thinking Strategies
Text Types
Across Text Types are strategies
which you may use whenever you want to get
the gist of the text's content.
means looking at the readily
PREVIEWING visible parts of the text.
titles, subtitles, visuals and graphs,
pictures and charts.
To preview the
Reading
Reading
andtext properly,
Thinking
and Thinking
Strategies Across Text Types
identify your purpose for reading

examine the titles and subtitles of the text
browse the introduction and conclusion of the text
look at the visual elements of the text
means you look for the main
point of the reading and identify
SKIMMING the ideas that develop it.

Skimming effectively means
physically moving your eyes
rapidly along the page and tracing
your finger along the lines of the
text to speed up your reading.
Scanning the reading is looking
for specific information.
SCANNING To scan the text effectively, you
need to have an idea of the
details you are looking for.
instructions of your teacher or questions about the text
may help you in knowing what to scan for
you do not have to read every word; just read until you
locate the details you are searching for
scanning the text is especially useful when doing
research or taking examinations
2.Using Context Clues
One technique to improve your reading
comprehension and reading pace is
using context clues.
Context clues are words, phrases, and
sentences that surround an unfamiliar word
thatandcan help you recognize
Reading Thinking Strategies Across Text Types
the meaning of
an unknown word because the text gives
you information about it.
Common Types
of Context Clues
SYNONYMS
SYNONYMS
Synonyms are used when the text has words or phrases
that are similar in meaning to the unkown word.
Synonym clues
Reading mayStrategies
and Thinking be signaled by the following
Across Text Types
words: “like” or “as.”

Examples: Humpty Dumpty took great
pleasure in obfuscating the poem's meaning
for Alice. His explanations about the poem
were confusing and complicated.
SYNONYMS
Alice envisaged the Jabberwock in her

Readingmind.
Reading and ThinkingShe imagined
Strategies its sharp claws and
Across Text Types
and Thinking Strategies Across Text Types
jaws, and then shivered in fright.
The narrator in the poem was euphoric at

his son's victory, for he cried out
triumphantly when the boy came home.
ANTONYMS
ANTONYMS
An antonym is a word the reveals the opposite
meaning
Reading and in relation
Reading and Thinking
Thinking to
Strategies Acrossthe
Strategies Across unknown word.
Text Types
Text Types
When you see words like, “although,” “but,” “despite,”

“instead,” “in contrast,” “unlike,” “however,” “even though,”
“on the contrary,” and “conversely,” these usually precede
antonyms because these are used to show contrasting ideas.
ANTONYMS
Examples: Reading and Thinking Strategies Across Text Types

The hero's father believed that his son
surreptitiously set out to find the monster.

On the contrary, the hero told everyone when
and where he will be venturing.
ANTONYMS

The Jabberwock was relentlessly
pursued by the boy, unlike the others

who gave up easily when they heard how
terrifying the creature was.
ANTONYMS

The hero on the poem did not give in to
trepidation; rather, he bravely slayed the

Jabberwock with his sword.
EXAMPLES
EXAMPLES
Examples are specific details in a text that are used to
clarify the meaning of a word.
There are many eccentric creatures

in the forest, such as mome raths and
borogoves.
EXAMPLES
Only a few weapons are truly nifty in

hunting monsters, like the vorpal sword.
The boy's father was ecstatic when he

found out that the Jabberwock was
conquered by his son. His behavior
included laughing, cheering, and hugging
his son.
EXPLANATIONS
AND
DEFINITIONS
EXPLANATIONS & DEFINITIONS
Explanations may be given as clues to describe an
unknown term. Meanwhile, definitions may follow an
unfamiliar
Reading and Thinking
Reading and Thinking word.
When phrases like “because” or “that is” follow a word,

these may be explanations.
In definitions, terms like “is,” “means,” “is defined as,”

and “refers to,” are used with definitions.

Humpty Dumpty told Alice that
“brillig” means the same thing as four

o'clock in the afternoon, because that is
when people started broiling things for
dinner.
Examples:
Hearing someone “outgrabe” -
which means he is whistling,

bellowing, and sneezing all at
once - can be a funny sight.

Alice thought that “toves” were

curious creatures, since they were
part-badger, part-lizard, and part
cockscrew.
SITUATIONS
SITUATIONS
in which a word is used can also be helpful in
determining the meaning of that word.
The meaning
Readingof
andaThinking
word mayAcross
Strategies changeText Typesdepending on its
context, or how and where it is used.

SITUATIONS
Examples:
The boy wondered if he should have
brought some back up. In case he could

not take on the Jabberwock by himself.
SITUATIONS
Examples:
The hero's conquest of the
Jabberwock is an exemplary
case of bravery.
SITUATIONS

The hero is lucky that the
murder of the Jabberwock does

not merit a case in court!
3. Using Connotation
and Denotation
Another way of improving your
comprehension of a text is trying to
understand
Reading the different
and Thinking Strategies meanings that
Across Text Types
particular words can have.
Words only make sense to us if we

understand what they mean.
Denotation
is the basic, precise, literal
meaning of the word that can be
found in a dictionary.
Connotation
is the positive, negative, or
neutral feelings, attitudes,
ideas, or associations with a word.
Father Daddy
House Shanty
Home
Analyzing the connotation and
denotation of a word helps us to
become sensitive to the meaning
it communicates.
EXAMPLE:
• HARD WORKER
Focused? Obsessed?
CHUBBY?
VOLUPTUOUS?
FAT?
LET’S TRY THIS!
INSTRUCTION: Identify the type of context

clues used for each of the following sentences.
__________________ 1. I saw a man vaping his e-cigarettes. He was inhaling and
exhaling the vapor from the device.
__________________ 2. Contactless payment technologies, unlike traditional modes of

payment, make use of smart cards to connect wirelessly to e-
readers for more efficient payment.
__________________ 3. Signing an online petition, sharing a status message, or liking a
post are increasingly regarded as actions falling under
slacktivism, a digital form of activism with little involvement.
__________________ 4. Some parents are anti-vax – that is, anti-vaccinations – because

they believe these chemicals may trigger autism in students.
__________________ 5. Some people like making duck faces, or pressing their lips
together in the shape of a duck’s bill, when they take selfies.
__________________ 6. “Watch this video to discover the meaning of life!” “This

beggar’s response will restore your faith in humanity!” and “See
how oneandwoman
Reading Thinking made a million
Strategies pesos
Across Text Types from her living room” are
types of headlines called clickbaits.
__________________ 7. Advances in neuromorphic technology have excited many

scientists. These systems that mimic the human nervous system
show much promise in the field of medicine.
What have you learned
today? Explain.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR LISTENING!

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Reading and Thinking Strategies Across Text Types

Reading and Thinking Strategies Across Text Types

Introducing the Reading Process and

answering specific questions analyzing the text's points

critiquing the text

identify your purpose for reading

Reading and Thinking Strategies Across Text Types

words: “like” or “as.”

Alice envisaged the Jabberwock in her

The narrator in the poem was euphoric at

When you see words like, “although,” “but,” “despite,”

Examples: Reading and Thinking Strategies Across Text Types

surreptitiously set out to find the monster.

Examples: Reading and Thinking Strategies Across Text Types

pursued by the boy, unlike the others

Examples: Reading and Thinking Strategies Across Text Types

trepidation; rather, he bravely slayed the

There are many eccentric creatures

Only a few weapons are truly nifty in

The boy's father was ecstatic when he

When phrases like “because” or “that is” follow a word,

In definitions, terms like “is,” “means,” “is defined as,”

Examples: Reading and Thinking Strategies Across Text Types

“brillig” means the same thing as four

which means he is whistling,

Examples: Reading and Thinking Strategies Across Text Types

Alice thought that “toves” were

context, or how and where it is used.

brought some back up. In case he could

Examples: Reading and Thinking Strategies Across Text Types

murder of the Jabberwock does

Words only make sense to us if we

INSTRUCTION: Identify the type of context

__________________ 2. Contactless payment technologies, unlike traditional modes of

__________________ 4. Some parents are anti-vax – that is, anti-vaccinations – because

__________________ 6. “Watch this video to discover the meaning of life!” “This

__________________ 7. Advances in neuromorphic technology have excited many

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