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Imagine the issues (and the YouTube videos) we discussed in our first lesson are being read from texts. Do you think that it would be more challenging to understand such issues from texts rather than from videos?<\/p>\n
Let’s try to understand the issues of Banning Oil Palm from reading about experts opinions.<\/p>\n
Click on the reading assignment –\u00a0Student Preparation Before Class: What do you think is the purpose of the writer (Part 1)?<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Student Preparation Before Class: What do you think is the purpose of the writer (Part 2)?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Before reading, you must understand the importance of\u00a0topic<\/strong>,\u00a0purpose<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0main idea<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The topic of a text is\u00a0what the text is about.<\/p>\n The purpose of the text is\u00a0the reason for writing.<\/p>\n The main idea is\u00a0the most important thing that the author wants to communicate.<\/p>\n When you work on your reading assignment, read the text quickly and identify (a) the topic, and (b) the purpose.<\/p>\n Read the text again, this time carefully and infer the main idea of the whole text.<\/p>\n We will discuss the answers in class.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Last week you are exposed to the parts of an argument. This week you will be learning about the different types of structures found in texts. Knowing the parts of an argument and the different types of text structures leads to meaning-making and also understanding.<\/p>\n Download the powerpoint below and look through it before coming to class.<\/p>\n