Monday, July 21, 2014

Previewing a Textbook



Here is a Five-Finger guide for previewing a textbook: (If you were absent, trace around your own hand, and write the following on the thumb and fingers, labeling the page "Using a Textbook.")

Label the thumb: 1. Read the title = main idea
Label pointer finger: 2. Take a picture walk. What do these visuals have to do with the title?
Label middle finger: 3. Write down all bold (bold-faced) words.
Label ring finger: 4. Write down headings and subheadings in order.
Label little finger: 5. Read first and last paragraphs.

Can you identify and use --
captions?
pictures?
graphs?
maps?
titles?
headings?
subheadings?
bolded (bold-faced) words?
text boxes?