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COURSE OUTLINE

I.

Vocabulary Development

A.

Word analysis

B.

Dictionary skills

C.

Context clues

D.

Personal vocabulary improvement

II.

Comprehension

A.

Main Ideas

B.

Details

III.

Structure of reading passages

A.

Paragraph organization

B.

Essay organization

IV.

Content Reading

A.

Audience, purpose, tone

B.

Fact and opinion

C.

Inference

D.

Point of view and bias

E.

Textbook format

F.

Reading and study systems

G.

Skimming and scanning

H.

Textbook annotation/marking

I.

Concept maps or mind maps

J.

Outlining

K.

Reading rate

L.

Graphics