Reading TEAS 7 *new* Study Guide Graded A 2024

Main idea vs topic Main idea: The most important idea being made by the author. What the author is trying to convey to the audience. Usually is a full sentence Topic: The subject of the text. Usually expressed in a few words memo format A memorandum is a written message that may be used in a business office. Heading at the top indicating the author, date, and the recipient. In some cases, this heading will also include the authors title and the name of his or her institution or company. Below this is the body. It usually contains a plan of action, a request for information on a specific topic, or a response to such a request. Memos are considered to be official documents and so are usually written in a formal style. However many memos are organized with numbers or bullet points posted announcement Important to have all information in a clear manner. Important to consider the perspective of the audience—what will they need to know. classified advertisement Text formatted promotion used in print or internet media. Inexpensive and can be managed through email. I.e. Craigslist Narrative Passage a story; can be fiction or nonfiction. The text must have a plot, it must have characters, and figurative language. expository passage introduces or explains a subject, gives groundwork information that is necessary for understanding later ideas, or analyzes information objectively. And expository passage aims to inform and enlightened readers. The passage is nonfiction. Since the goal of the exposition is to teach it is clear as possible technical passage Written to DESCRIBE A COMPLEX OBJECT OR PROCESS. More common in medical and technological fields which is complex ideas. Many technical passages would look like an outline. Technical passages often have clear headings and subheadings Denotative dictionary meaning/literal meaning Connotative the implied or associated meaning of a word or emotion reaction Denotative vs. Connotative Language with exact meaning vs. language with suggested, emotional meaning How to tell the authors purpose is to inform If the author makes their Main idea clear from the beginning then the likely purpose of the text is to inform How to tell the authors purpose is to persuade If the author begins by making a claim and provides various arguments of support that claim, then the purpose is probably to persuade footnote vs endnote A footnote is a text that is listed at the bottom of the page which lists where facts and figures within that document were obtained. An endnote is similar to a footnote, but differs in the fact that it is listed at the end of paragraphs and chapters of a document, instead of the bottom of each page of the document When to underline Books, magazines, and works of art when to italicize It is appropriate to use italics when saying that something is an unusual adjective. Italics are also used for the titles of long or large works, like books, magazines, long operas, and epic poems. Shorter works are typically place within quotation marks Index An alphabetical listing of key words, phrases, or topics that includes the page numbers on which those items are found at the end Primary vs secondary source Primary: A source from the current time period/first hand account Secondary: A source written after the time period has occurred library media specialist a library employee who helps patrons find media sources. They serve to for model students The strategies they can learn to find, access, and evaluate information inside and outside of the library media centers 3 ways to organize information 1. Spatial organization: What's the user see the information, to fix it in space 2. Chronological organization: method places information in the sequence in which it occurs. 3. Logical organization: presenting material on a logical pattern that makes sense. Illustrations, definitions, dividing or classifying, comparing and contrasting, cause-and-effect, problem and solution 2. Six major types of logical organization 1. Illustrations 2. Definitions 3. Comparing 4. dividing or classifying 5. Cause and effect 6. Problem and solution Narrative writing Telling a story or describing one event Expository writing writing that explains or informs Includes facts to inform the reader which is the goal Reveals information to the reader Technical writing Give technical information and aims to help the reader understand a technical conceptFocuses on presenting specific information and has a tone of formality. They also usually prompt a response from their readerInformation is specific technical and is meant to prompt actionExample: an email to students breaking down different ways they can get extra credit Northerners eat bland food is a Stereotype What is a stereotype An assumption or generalization made about everybody in an identified group Stereotype versus Generalization