Active Reading System.notebook

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April 24, 2012

Active Reading System

Ask Questions:

Come to learnReading must beACTIVE­ Try jumpingjacks, push ups, stretching to get energy up

 

Text tasks

Information: New, reviewWrite the new AND review

­show yourself the connections

Vary your style1.Read at different speeds.2.Set a countdown 

per section. 3.Listen to classical music-NO WORDS4.Smile! You are experiencing new worlds!!!

Engage 1.You need to use your newknowledgequickly andoften. 2.Talk to some-

one, talk to yourself, a pet,3.Get Involvedin YOUR BRAIN

1. The text works for you. 

2.Be the BOSS. 

3.Get out the info YOU want. 

4.Make the book tell you what you want to know.

A. Use the headings 

within the chapter 

to preview and 

create an outline 

for the chapter.

B. Ex: The Science of Marine Biology= What is Marine Biology?

C. Bloom's Revised Taxonomy Questions: Levels 3-6

Active Reading System.notebook

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Your Active Reading SystemAsk Questions Come to learn

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Active Reading System.notebook

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Text Tasks:

Making the text work for you.1.Look at how the book overall and how each chapter is organized.2.Find where the MOST information is‐START THERE.3.Make a short‐term GOAL for the text and your reading. Ex: Tell me what a marine laboratory is. 4.Make a long‐term GOAL for the text and your reading. Ex: Tell me how Marine Biology developed.5.Hold the book accountable ‐ can you find the information you are looking for ? Is it clear to you what the text is saying? If you have more questions‐ write those down also!

Vary your Style: Keep changing YOUR approach to the text.

VERY IMPORTANT: A textbook is the life and knowledge of thousands of people. Here written and passed on to you. Take this seriously. We would have very little in our society is everyone in the world has to start from zero knowledge and discover everything on their own..

Styles: STYLE #1 Speed variation: Speed readers don't try to take in and understand each and every word. They don't "read aloud" in their head. Speed readers read in "blocks", thus maximizing the number of words they read in any "fixation". 1.Relax. 2.Focus. 3. Use a ruler or index card to guide your eyes down the page of text, line by line. You may feel self‐conscious, but it works! Alternatively, just run the end of a pen under each line. Move the pen, ruler or card smoothly across/down the page, and force your eyes to keep up. Remember, don't fixate on each and every word.

STYLE #2 Question method: Aptly named‐ for each line read‐ students will ask questions based upon the reading. You can write and answer questions as you go or ask questions about sentences that are difficult, any vocabulary not known, or how the material connects with any previous knowledge. Examples: How long ago did fingerprinting begin being used for identification? This direct type of question can be used as well as Bloom's Revised Taxonomy questions. For Example: Level 3:What questions would you ask in an interview with Marcello Malphigi? Level 5: How would you prove that fingerprinting is a science?

Active Reading System.notebook

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April 24, 2012

Vary YOUR Style: Learning is an ACTIVE Process. It is also an EXPERIMENT at any age.  The way you think is influenced by what you are doing while you think. 

When you have blood flowing and your brain working well as a result, it is easier to retaininformation you read and easier to navigate through a text to find what you want to learn.

STYLE VARIATION #3Classical/instrumental music‐ TRY IT. WHAT TO TRY? Think of your FAVORITE INSPIRATIONAL MOVIE­ Find the instrumental songs and listen to the soundtrack while you read. This will engage your brain and your memories of being inspired by the story in the movie.

Suggestions: some of these movies are Rated R, I am suggesting listening to the music

NOT watching the movie

1. GLADIATOR by Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ra3T1jWWlY&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL25C2A136B3373733

2. Inception by Hans Zimmer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLPL2gwlynk&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL12D62470349F0A87

3. Kung Fu Panda 2 by Hans Zimmer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C47_OLN24Hk&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL478F516558231126

4. Batman Begins and The Dark Knight by Hans Zimmer:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRgrykM3jO0&feature=BFa&list=PLF8537B0B28BF65FA&lf=results_main

5. Braveheart by James Horner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu­gKijKA9Y&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL82C34C8932CD7FDD

6. All Lord of the Rings by Howard Shore: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jJnyyta07k&feature=BFa&list=PLF22552E71DC4ABCA&lf=results_main

7. I am Legend by James Newton Howard: 8. Last of the Mohicans by Randy Edelman and Trevor Jones: 9. Avatar by James Horner:10.The Shawshank Redemption by Thomas Newman:11. Tron Legacy by Daft punk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ18HPqZlJw&feature=autoplay&list=PLE9648348D0A4EA06&lf=results_main&playnext=3

Game Soundtracks:1. Assassin's Creed 2 by Jesper Kyd: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH1wfrOcvHg2. Uncharted 2 by Greg Edmundson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B51OVSdQmQM&feature=bf_prev&list=PL008DFE07EFEB112C&lf=results_main