Welcome and Essential Questions

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Welcome and Essential Questions

Welcome to a new week! In this week’s session, we’ll finish reading your non-fiction book and do some critical thinking about the different viewpoints in the text.

Here are a few essential questions we'll consider in this session:

How do I know when I’ve read “well enough”?
What stays the same and what changes when I read different types of texts?
How do I determine what information to retain, remove, combine and restate when note-taking?
How does note-taking help me summarize and synthesize the message or theme of literary non-fiction?
What are my options for stretching, compressing, and focusing my interpretations of an author’s message or theme? Is one option better than the others? Why or why not?
What clues has the author provided about his/her viewpoint?
How do I know when I have done enough to prepare for small group discussions?
When is my participation in small group discussions just right? Too much? Too little?

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