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This stage relies on recognition of linguistic elements to foster the first level of comprehension of the text. This is the fact-finding stage. It is important to keep your information well organized.
Task 1. Analyze First Segment.
Task 2. Analyze Final Segment.
Task 3. Make Connections.
Task 4. Speculate.
Task 1. Skim.
Task 2. Scan for Verbs.
Task 3. Scan for Pronouns.
Task 1. Create Word Wheel.
Task 1. Scan for Information. Scan the essay and mark the words or phrases that answer the following questions.
Task 2. Create Star Diagram.
Task 1. Review. Review what you learned about essays in the first part of this chapter so that you know what it is you need to know in order to understand and discuss this particular literary form.
Task 2. Identify Information Gaps. Make note of the information that you did not uncover during Stages II and III. The information that you do not have is just as important as the information that you do. It is fine to not know something at this point, as long as you are aware of what you do know and what you still need to know.
Task 3. Identify Vocabulary Gaps.