Critical Reading Practice

GUIDED READING CRITICAL THINKING is a class that has been designed to teach, review and practice identifying  Reading Skills that are embedded within critical reading passages that students might encounter on a daily basis in school or on standardized testing formats. Students will find this course a useful addition and great help towards reaching common core guidelines. Additionally, this course is created as a resource for SAT, ACT, and ANY other standardized test preparation.  It is also imperative that your child is currently reading at or above their grade level.   THIS COURSE WILL OPERATE FOR A MINIMUM OF 12 - 16 DAYS.  PLEASE NOTE: If you desire an immediate enrollment, pls. message me. 
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COURSE OBJECTIVES:
```Students meet approximately 12 - 16  days to for work depending on scheduling.
```Work towards achieving mastery of 12 Reading Skills and 7 Reading Strategies.
```Students will annotate all passages when possible.
```Students will respond and read a minimum of 3 selections per lesson.  
```Course content will provide support to those studying for college entrance exams. 
```Course content will be disseminated using a PowerPoint Presentation if needed.
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SOME SKILLS & STRATEGIES TAUGHT:
Main Idea                                   Supporting Details
Characterization                        Cause & Effect
Context Clues                            Compare & Contrast
Inference                                    Drawing Conclusions
Fact & Opinion                           Figurative Language
Annotating                                 Chunking
Close Reading                            Predicting
Visualizing                                   Process of Elimination


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COURSE SCHEDULE
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THIS COURSE WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO SESSIONS.
Each section of this book has many passages within it. I will cover ONLY 4 sections 
per session in the text.

SESSION # 1
START DATE:  11 AUGUST 2024
READING TOPICS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
POPULAR CULTURE
U.S. HISTORY AND POLITICS
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
HEALTH AND MEDICINE
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SESSION # 2
START DATE:   30 SEPTEMBER 2024
READING TOPICS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
LITERATURE AND LITERARY CRITICISM
MUSIC
SOCIAL STUDIES
SPORTS AND LEISURE