2.6
-What does it mean to preview something?
-Previewing is looking at a snippet of something before looking at the full product but it explains the main idea of the subject.
-Why is it helpful to preview before reading?
-it allows you to have some understanding of what is going on within the reading before hand so when it comes time to understand it it is a lot easier to interpret the information.
+previewing a text is important because it allows you to analyze the main topics first without getting information on them; it also allows you to notice things you wouldnt while reading because you would be more focused on comprehending the material.
Activity 2.7


Previewing essentials:

  • Attempt to ascertain the topic and subtopics of your reading
  • Get a feel for the layout and structure of the reading (especially headings)
  • Identify potential key terms or concepts
  • Make connections to your prior knowledge
  • Make predictions
  • Ask questions that you hope to be answered by reading & attempt to answer them

2.8
-What do you think of our previewing model?
-I think the model is excellent it gave me a short little summary of what the page looked like and what it was about without going into deep detail.
-What aspects of previewing did we utilize?
-Picking out important parts of the website that were main points, telling whether or not it was bias, talking about the set up of the page and how it seems they are trying to make money because of the ads around the page.

2.9
-factors behind success
-charisma
-chutzpah?
- joie de vivre
-grace
-a lot of adds around the website, trying to make money
-Bias because this is their opinion on the topic not everyone is going to agree with what they are saying
- its a physiological article/ website
-what do they mean by succes? finance success? or over all life time success?
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