Chapter 6: Reading to Learn from College Textbooks
Across
- 5. a brief overview usually at the beginning of a book, is typically prepared by the author (or authors) to tell you why they wrote the book and what material the book covers
- 6. text-based science
- 8. include derivations of formulas and proofs of theorems.
- 10. questions at the end of each chapter these questions help you to immediately recall information you just read
- 11. develop a purpose for reading and take an initial look at a reading before you really tackle the content
Down
- 1. a set of words in a particular language or field of knowledge.
- 2. reading involves participating in reading by using strategies, such as highlighting and note taking, that help you stay focused
- 3. a math-based science
- 4. provides the most important ideas in the chapter
- 7. more of a step-by-step visual image, consider making an outline of the headings and subheadings in the chapter
- 8. a preview strategy in which you draw a wheel or branching structure to show relationships between main ideas and secondary ideas
- 9. group a group of people from the same class going to together to get a better understanding of the material by breaking it up and summarizing for the group