Chapter 6: Reading to Learn from College Textbooks

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Across
  1. 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
  2. 6. text-based science
  3. 8. include derivations of formulas and proofs of theorems.
  4. 10. questions at the end of each chapter these questions help you to immediately recall information you just read
  5. 11. develop a purpose for reading and take an initial look at a reading before you really tackle the content
Down
  1. 1. a set of words in a particular language or field of knowledge.
  2. 2. reading involves participating in reading by using strategies, such as highlighting and note taking, that help you stay focused
  3. 3. a math-based science
  4. 4. provides the most important ideas in the chapter
  5. 7. more of a step-by-step visual image, consider making an outline of the headings and subheadings in the chapter
  6. 8. a preview strategy in which you draw a wheel or branching structure to show relationships between main ideas and secondary ideas
  7. 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