PDF handout of the 32 Powerpoints - Mark Fullmer

6/5/2012Take care to understand all points that arerelevantSometimes, for difficult texts, be prepared tohave to read very slowlyWhile reading, take notes.In other words, read again. This is the best wayto ensure that you really understand themeaning of the text.In your mind, focus on the most important oressential facts.Fight with a CockroachExpand on the notes you have already created.Discuss the material with classmates.Teach the material to someone else.The Jerusalem Post newspaper reported that an Israeliwoman’s fight with a stubborn cockroach landed her husband inthe hospital, with burns, a broken pelvis, and broken ribs.Frightened by the insect she had found in their living room,the woman stomped on it, threw it in a toilet, and then sprayedan entire can of insecticide on it when it refused to die.Her husband arrived home from work, went to the toilet andlit a cigarette. When he threw the cigarette butt into the bowl, itcaused the insecticide fumes to ignite, which seriously burnedhis sensitive parts.When paramedics arrived, they laughed so hard when theylearned what had happened that they dropped the stretcherdown the stairs, breaking the man’s pelvis and ribs.Read: After reading the first paragraph, Irealized that it is a funny story. I tried toimagine how the story would end.Survey: Based on the title, I predict that thearticle will tell something about how one triesto kill cockroaches at home.Question: I’ll turn the title into these questions:“Who fought with a cockroach?” “Whathappened afterwards?” “How did he/she kill thecockroach?”Recite: Here’s my summary: “The news articlereported that because of killing a cockroach,the woman’s husband suffered from seriousinjuries. The story was quite unusual and funnysince all this happened simply because of acockroach.Review: My guess was wrong. It wasn’t abouthow to kill a cockroach. It was a humorousstory about how killing a cockroach led to moreserious troubles.2