On Your on Exercise #1

Student Name ____________________ Class partitioning ____________________ conducting Module 1 On Your Own This activity in Reading Module 1 gives you two reading passages to practice applying the active agent Reading Strategies you down learned. Directions Complete the activity by reading each passage and answering the questions. Do not for mend to spell support and proofread your work. When you have completed this activity, please upload it to the Dropbox for this week. Reading 1 The lie behind those gloomy national polls by Michael Medved of regular army Today. commencement The Week, October 19, 2007 Ask Ameri digests how they feel or so the world, said Michael Medved, and they wind up with a paradox. Using the Predicting strategy Read the title and first sentence. with go forth delay predict what you think the passage leave al iodin be active. Your prediction ab proscribed the passage Now read the solid carve up Reading 1 The Lie Behind Those Gloomy National Polls b y Michael Medved of regular army Today. Source The Week, October 19, 2007 Ask Americans how they feel about the world, said Michael Medved, and they wind up with a paradox.By staggering majorities, people tell pollsters that they disapprove of some(prenominal) Congress and the Pre posturent, and two out of three say the U. S. is headed in the vituperate direction. Yet when asked about their own lives, Americans express overwhelming contentment and glaring confidence. A recent Harris poll found that more than nine out of 10 people be satisfied with the life you lead, with 56 percent choosing the highest category very satisfied. Almost everyone expects life to be improve in the next five years.Somehow, Americans feel that they personally live in a sun-kissed, optimistic island of happiness, while the country at large is going to hell. How can this be? Its actually not that surprising, given that we spend, on average, 30 hours a week immersed in television. On both the news a nd enjoyment shows, the world is presented as rife with crime, terrorism, death, sexual depravity, personal humiliation, and bitter semipolitical conflict. Self-serving politicians add to the prevailing gloom by emphasizing problems and exaggerating threats.The actual American story, though, is the one we live, in which people are making veritable(a) economic progress and life is mostly goodand always better than it was yesterday. Using the Questioning Strategy As you read the paragraph 1. Do you find any dilate confusing, or that you wonder about? 2. are there words you fathert know? Which words are unfamiliar? 3. What questions do you have about any confusing sentences? Your questions about the passage Using the do Connections Strategy As you read the paragraph 1. Can you submit connections to anything you read about in the passage? . What anterior knowledge, if any, do you have of this content? Your connections to the passage Using the Visualizing Strategy What is in the passage that you can jut (see in your mind) as you read? Your visualizations of the text edition Using the Summarizing Strategy Write one or two sentences that resume the passage. Your summary of the passage Reading 2 Dieters Take Note Source www. workingmother. com (Oct. 2007) Eating out can sabotage your weight-loss plan. Using the Predicting Strategy Read the title and first sentence.Now predict what you think the passage will be about. Your prediction about the passage Now read the whole paragraph. Reading 2 Dieters Take Note Source www. workingmother. com (Oct. 2007) Eating out can sabotage your weight-loss plan. Dieters and binge eaters ate between 226 and 253 extra calories and 10 to 16 extra grams of fat on days when they dined out, according to a new University of Texas study. Whether or not youre on a diet, make sure you dont overdo it the next time youre eating out with these simple tips Avoid fried foods and sugary drinks, particularly soda.Fill up on veggies or salad with dressing on the side before the entree comes. Get a take-home box when you get your meal and put half your food in it right outdoor(a) to keep it out of sight and prevent mindless overeating. Skip the plenteous dessert in favor of fresh fruit. Using the Questioning Strategy As you read the paragraph 1. Do you find any details confusing, or that you wonder about? 2. Are there words you dont know? Which words are unfamiliar? 3. What questions do you have about any confusing sentences? Your questions about the passage Using the Making Connections Strategy As you read the paragraph 1. Can you make connections to anything you read about in the passage? 2. What previous knowledge, if any, do you have of this topic? Your connections to the passage Using the Visualizing Strategy What is in the passage that you can visualize as you read? Your visualizations of the text Using the Summarizing Strategy Write one or two sentences that summarize the passage Your summary of the passage