GEN 105 Week 7

CheckPoint: Reading and Comprehension

Resources: Ch. 4 of Keys to College Studying, 8 Secrets to a Knockout Business Presentation

Due Date: Day 4 [Individual] forum

Use the reading 8 Secrets to a Knockout Business Presentation to carefully time yourself as you read the article. When finished, calculate your words-per-minute reading rate using the instructions from p. 140 of the text.

Summarize main points from the reading into a short, bulleted list. Then provide your answers to the following questions in a 200-to 300-word response:

o What was your approach to reading the selection?

o What was your reading setting?

o How did you minimize distractions?

o Did you become emotionally involved?

o Which of the four reading purposes did you employ? You can list more than one.

o List new vocabulary terms, and provide their definitions.

Assignment: Reading and Retention

Resources: pp. 155-167 & 175-182 of Keys to College Studying: Becoming an Active Thinker, and Appendix G

Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum

Select a chapter reading from the previous week.

Apply the SQ3R reading technique to your selected reading.

Use Appendix G to describe the actions you took during each step of the process and to answer the wrap-up question.

Post your completed Appendix G as an attachment.