Reading Workshop — Objectives

At the end of this course, you will be able to say:

I can...

understand expository (informational) texts of any length

analyze text features’ interaction with other reading elements

use text features to help with skimming and text comprehension

identify the relationship between different parts of a sentence or between two sentences

recognize different types of connectors and identify their purpose in a text

use connectors correctly to join sentences together for correct meaning

use a flow map to identify order of events in an expository text

use a brace map to analyze parts of a text topic to the whole

recognize explicit information to answer True/False factual questions correctly

recognize explicit information to answer factual and negative factual (exception) questions correctly