NOTING SIGNIFICANT DETAILS

NOTING SIGNIFICANT DETAILS

by Wilhelmina Estrada

What do we do when we NOTE DETAILS?

“We do an intensive analysis of a text in order to come to terms with what it says, how it says it, and what it means.”

  Tim Shanahan

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NOTING DETAILS

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“Focused, sustained reading and rereading of a text for the purpose of understanding key points, gathering evidence, and building knowledge.

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Pearson, page 48

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​HOW TO NOTE DETAILS EFFECTIVELY

• ​Read with a pencil in hand- annotate the text!

• ​Look for patterns in the things you've noticed about the text- repetitions, contradictions, similarities

• ​Ask questions about the patterns you've noticed especially how and why

Poll

Did you read the poem, " In the Time of Plague"? found in your module p.3?

• YES, I did.

• NO, I haven't

​If you haven't read the poem, get the module and take time to read it.

Multiple Choice

1. What is the plague the poem is referring to?

• A. fear

• B. COVID 19

• C. destiny

• D. misfortune

Multiple Choice

2. What word in the poem does the pronoun they in the sixth line refer to?

• A. eyes

• B. indoors

• C. venture

• D. neighbors

Multiple Choice

3. What figurative language is used in the line “Death too wears a mask”?

• A. irony

• B. simile

• C. metaphor

• D. personification

Multiple Choice

4. What does the word reserve in the line “there is reserve and suspicion” mean?

• A. keep back

• B. set aside

• C. caution in one’s action

• D. something stored for future use

Multiple Choice

5. What does the author say is ‘good’ hidden in our fear?

• A. death

• B. mask

• C. misfortune

• D. opportunity

Multiple Choice

6. Which of the following best summarizes the first five sentences?

• A. People want to stay indoors.

• B. People are suspicious of their neighbors

• C. People want to stay away from their neighbors.

• D. People maintain their good relationship with their neighbors although there is doubt.

Multiple Choice

7. Which of the following phrases best describes the change in the speaker’s emotions from the beginning to the end of the poem?

• A. fearful, then optimistic

• B. doubtful, then pessimistic

• C. hopeful, then unhappy

• D. indifferent, then satisfied

Multiple Choice

8. What is the theme of the poem?

• A. We must protect ourselves at all times

• B. Misfortune can be experienced by anyone.

• C. Stay away from your neighbors to avoid infection

• D. Misfortune can be an opportunity to improve oneself.

Multiple Choice

9. Why does the speaker say “They keep their distance, as we do ours…”?

• A. People hate each other.

• B. People are suspicious of their neighbors.

• C. People are afraid to get infected by the virus.

• D. People just want to stay away from each other.

Multiple Choice

10.What is the mood of the line, “We can be better than we have ever been”?

• A. hopeful

• B. humorous

• C. sorrowful

• D. suspenseful

Multiple Choice

What does the poster suggest that one must do in order to combat COVID 19?

• a. Be a volunteer when you are a front liner.

• b. Wear a mask to protect oneself and others.

• c. In order to help, we must be together.

• d. Every individual has an important part to play in the fight against COVID.

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