LESSON+1

=SKIMMING and SCANNING= 1. Click on the link below to find news briefs posted on the //Tulsa World's// website. Copy the link and paste it into a new tab. [|Tulsa World news briefs] 2. Choose __**three briefs**__ to skim. Do NOT read the entire brief. Only skim it to get the gist of the information. 3. Go back to the first tab you opened and use the back arrow to return to the Reading Class wiki. 4. Create a "New Page." Title it with your first name (NO LAST NAMES PLEASE), underscore, and 1 (for lesson # 1). Don't add any tags. 5. Label the first section of the lesson "Skimming." Below that, type the ** headline ** of the newsbrief. Below each headline, list the ** general topic or content **of the news brief, the ** purpose ** of it (to inform, to explain how to do something, to persuade, to entertain), and the** level of difficulty ** (easy, intermediate, advanced). Example:
 * Lesson 1 Part A **:

__Skimming__

 * Headline # 1**: "Tehran, Iran: American hikers held in Iran may be released"
 * topic**: American hikers on trial for espionage; might get freed during Ramadan
 * purpose**: to inform
 * level of difficulty**: intermediate

1. On the SAME page you already created for lesson 1, label the second section "Scanning." Example: __**Scanning**__ 2. Go back to the //Tulsa World// news briefs page and scroll through the "Most Popular Stories" on the far right of the screen. 3. Choose a headline that sounds interesting to you. Type the headline and author's name. 4. Scan the article to get the main ideas. 5. Next, create a total of four questions you could ask someone else who scanned the same article. Your questions should begin with "What," "How," "Which," and "In what way" OR "List"/"Name." Refer to the practice worksheet we did in class for examples of questions.
 * Lesson 1 Part B **:
 * Headline:**
 * Author:**
 * Questions:**