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Unit 1: Strategic Reading, Metacognition, Fundamental Reading Skills   Part A: All responses must be complete

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Unit 1: Strategic Reading, Metacognition, Fundamental Reading Skills

 

Part A: All responses must be complete. (28 points)

 

Complete the chart by answering the questions WHAT and WHY about each fundamental reading skill from Part I.

	Fundamental Reading Skills	WHAT is the skill?	WHY is it useful?
1	Reading Actively (Harvard Reading Tips)
2	Online Learning: Time management (LBCC online learning)
3	Annotating (Harvard Reading Tips)
4	Identifying Main Ideas (Textbook Chapter 4)
5	Identifying Supporting Details (Textbook Chapter 4)
6	Vocabulary in Context (Textbook Chapter 1)
7	Metacognition (Metacognition and Student Learning)

Part B: Use the following readings to complete all responses. (36 points)

 

8. Metacognition and Student Learning

Use this reading to find advice for a new college teacher.

They want to know what metacognition is and how they can use it in their classes to improve student learning. Be sure to provide THREE specific ways they can use it in their classes.

 

9. Successful Online Learning (Week 1 articles)

Now that we are in Week 3, identify and briefly explain the successful traits of online learners that you need to work on to be successful. Be sure to identify at least 2.

 

10. Harvard Reading Tips

Use this reading to find advice for a FIRST YEAR college student taking Chemistry.

This student is looking for THREE new ways they can approach the reading assignments in their Chemistry class.

 

Part C: Use The Importance of Stupidity to complete all answers. (30 points)

12. Answer the following questions as you prepare and plan to start the reading
13. What are you reading?
14. Why are you reading?
15. How will you read it (reading strategy)
16. What is the main point of this essay?
17. List some of the supporting details for the author’s main point.
18. Briefly define the following terms: productive stupidity, absolute stupidity, and relative stupidity.

 

Part D: Unit evaluation. (6 points)

16. What grade do you expect to earn on this unit. Briefly explain why you chose that grade.
17. What will you do the same to prepare for Unit 2? What will you do different to prepare for Unit 2?
18. Provide some suggestions how I can improve this Unit.