Previewing

**Activity 2.6:**
 * What does it mean to preview a reading? To preview a reading means to briefly scan through the reading enough to figure out its purpose and main idea. ﻿ It means to look at the key points and ask questions, make comments, and connect.
 * Why is it helpful to preview before reading? It is helpful to preview before reading because it lets you know why you are reading what you are reading and what the reading is talking about. Previewing helps you better understand what you are reading.

**Activity 2.7: ** __Previewing essentials__ :


 * Attempt to ascertain the topic and subtopics of your reading
 * Get a feel for the layout and structure of the reading (especially headings)
 * Identify potential <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline;">key terms or concepts
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline;">Make connections to your prior knowledge
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Make predictions
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline;">Ask questions that you hope to be answered by reading & attempt to answer them

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Activity 2.8:**
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What do you think of our previewing model? The previewing model you made was helpful because it answered the questions of what is this article about and what does what its saying mean.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What aspects of previewing did we utilize? You utilized asking questions, identifying key terms or concepts, and making connections.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Activity 2.9: **


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Comments **
 * 1) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Psychology is the science of the mind, so this must have to do something with the mind.
 * 2) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This must have to do with your health because WebMD answers questions about your health.
 * 3) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This article must bring up a variety of topics.
 * 4) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">These must be the key terms and also the four x-factors of success.
 * 5) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The article must be trying to convince us that these factors are correct by showing that successful celebrities possess them. || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-style: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Observations **
 * 6) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The general site is called Psychology Today.
 * 7) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">On the side there are links to related WebMD articles.
 * 8) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Related articles vary from causes of divorce to personality having to do with business.
 * 9) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Subtopics include charisma, chutzpah, joie de vivre, and grace.
 * 10) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The article opens up with naming qualities that different celebrities possess. ||