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*,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,*,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,Try the,SQ3R,technique.,SQ3R stands for,Survey,Question,Read,Recall,and,Review,.,Survey,Gather the information you need to focus on the work and set goals:,Read the title to help prepare for the subject,Read the introduction or summary to see what the author thinks are,the key points,Notice the boldface headings to see what the structure is,Notice any maps,graphs or charts.They are there for a purpose,Notice the reading aids,italics,bold face,questions at the end of the,chapter.They are all there to help you understand and remember.,Question,Help your mind to engage and concentrate.Your mind is engaged in learning when it is actively looking for answers to questions.,Try turning the boldface headings into questions you think the section should answer.,Read,Read the first section with your questions in mind.Look for the answers,and make up new questions if necessary.,Recall,After each section,stop and think back to your questions.See if you can answer them from memory.If not,take a look back at the text.Do this as often as you need to.,Review,Once you have finished the whole chapter,go back over all the questions from all the headings.See you if can still answer them.If not,look back and refresh your memory.,Spotting authors navigation aids,Three advantages of.,or,A number of methods are available.,leads you to expect several points to follow.,The first sentence of a paragraph will often indicate a sequence:,One important cause of.,followed by,Another important factor.,and so on,until,The final cause of.,General points are often illustrated by particular examples,for example:,General:,Birds beaks are appropriately shaped for feeding.,Particular:,Sparrows and other seed-eating birds have short,stubby beaks;wrens and other insect eaters have thin pointed beaks;herons and other fish hunters have long,sharp beaks for spearing their prey.,The following are letters to the editor of a school newspaper.,Students should be allowed to study without worrying about grades.Fortunately,most educators are becoming aware of the fact that students have different interests and abilities.However,the regimentation resulting from grades still exists.Grades often stifle creativity.Competing for better grades causes many students to turn down opportunities to pursue music,dramatics and sports.Grades impose an arbitrary standard of success on everyone.I do not demand as some extremists do,that grades be abolished immediately.However,I do believe that less emphasis should be placed on grades.I hope that someday grades will become optional at Village High School.,Magdalena Smith,President,Drama Club,Lets face the facts about grades.Grades perform three basic functions.First,grades motivate students to work at their highest level of competence.Second,they act as a reward for hardworking students and as a reprimand to students who do not work hard.Finally,grades are used as an effective standard by which to measure student achievement.Good grades help students to get jobs and to get into university.Ive spoken with a number of students who have jobs,and most of them say that they were hired primarily on the basis of their grades.My grades helped me land a part-time job and will help me get into university next year.I think grades are extremely important at Village High School.,Simon Harper,Member,Science Club,Authors often use,punctuation clues,to help the reader.,Punctuation clues,might include commas,dashes,or parentheses.,Examples:,Mary,retained,kept,the deed to her mothers house.,I wonder if that fruit is,edible,able to be eaten,.,The company is going through many,transitions,changes,.,Children are often,loquacious,very talkative,and active.,Bigamy,marriage to two spouses at the same time,is not legal in the United States.,Authors also use,bold,and/or,italics,to make a reader aware of an important term.Often the definition of the word in bold or italics follows.,The,computer,is a machine that accepts input,processes data,stores information,and produces output.,Archaeology,is the scientific study of prehistoric cultures by excavation of their remains.,Authors may use,word clues,such as,synonyms,words with almost the same meaning,or,antonyms,words opposite in meaning,near the unfamiliar term.,Examples:,Reducing cholesterol has a number of,beneficial,results.One,positive,outcome is reducing the risk of heart disease.(,synonym clue,),I,despise,liver,but I,adore,steak.(,antonym clue,),genealogy beneficiary,Accumulate malpractice,inundated quixotic,hypothetically edible,fake bipartisan,significant nocturnal,external psyche,Consequences leisurely,subdue repress,intensity Spartan,In order to 1._,or reduce,stress,it is 2._,important,and necessary to exercise frequently.Over the past 3._(i.e.ten years)doctors have often 4._,or scolded,patients for not exercising enough.,The body could become weak,damaged,and 5._over time if one neglects to partake in some form of exercise.But often one wonders w