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                                                             Part 1

In order to read actively, you need to be familiar with the steps described above. Without looking back at the chart, use the words in the box below to complete the following sentences that describe what you will do when reading a non-fiction text:

Fill in the blank from the list of words below.

List of words: preview, predict, connect, question, annotate, look up definitions, analyze visuals, write.

1. To make sure that nothing gets in the way of my understanding, I will…………………..  of any words that I don’t know.

2. To help me keep track of important ideas as I go and any questions or thoughts I have, I will ………………… the text by highlighting and writing notes in the margins.

3. To be familiar with the text before I read it closely, I will …………………. it by looking over any titles, headings, visuals, and the beginning and end.

4. Based on my preview, I will  what the text is about or the author’s purpose, and then read the text fully to see if my guesses were correct.

5. After completing the reading, I will………………………………..  a brief summary or response to confirm my understanding of the text.

6. Aside from reading the text, I will ………………. provided to see what information or meaning they add.

7. I will……………  my prior knowledge or experience with this topic as I begin to read the text.

8. I will use the headings to help me…………………  what will be explained in the text, and look for the answers as I go.

 

                                                                     Part 2

Source: Obama, Barack. “Inaugural Address by President Barack Obama.” Whitehouse.gov, 21 Jan. 2013, www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/01/21/inaugural-address-president-barack-obama.

Now read the statements below and, using the dropdown menu, indicate whether the statement reflects your critical reading perspective as a believer or as a doubter.

As a     ………… I would consider the phrase “A decade of war is now ending,” and I would consider what knowledge and experience I have to support that statement.

As a ……….. I would consider the statement “A decade of war is now ending,” and I would question if that is true and consider if anything I know disproves that statement.

As a     …………… I would consider the statement “America’s possibilities are limitless,” and I might determine that the President wants us to believe that rather than it being a fact.

As a     ……………. I would give credibility to the President’s role as the leader of the people of the United States.

 

                                                                                         Part 3 

 

Read the following text using your active and critical reading skills. Then read the questions below and select the best response for each one.

I Want a Wife

by Judy Brady

Judy Brady, feminist and writer, examines both the demands of the stereotypical husband and the compliance of the stereotypical wife in her iconic essay, “I Want a Wife.” This essay first appeared in Ms magazine in 1971.

I belong to that classification of people known as wives. I am A Wife. And, not altogether incidentally, I am a mother.

Not too long ago a male friend of mine appeared on the scene fresh from a recent divorce. He had one child, who is, of course, with his ex-wife. He is looking for another wife. As I thought about him while I was ironing one evening, it suddenly occurred to me that I, too, would like to have a wife. Why do I want a wife?

I would like to go back to school so that I can become economically independent, support myself, and, if need be, support those dependent upon me. I want a wife who will work and send me to school. And while I am going to school, I want a wife to take care of my children. I want a wife to keep track of the children’s doctor and dentist appointments. And to keep track of mine, too. . . .

I want a wife who will take care of my physical needs. I want a wife who will keep my house clean. A wife who will pick up after my children, a wife who will pick up after me. I want a wife who will keep my clothes clean, ironed, mended, replaced when need be, and who will see to it that my personal things are kept in their proper place so that I can find what I need the minute I need it. I want a wife who cooks the meals, a wife who is a good cook. I want a wife who will plan the menus, do the necessary grocery shopping, prepare the meals, serve them pleasantly, and then do the cleaning up while I do my studying. . . .

I want a wife who will not bother me with rambling complaints about a wife’s duties. But I want a wife who will listen to me when I feel the need to explain a rather difficult point I have come across in my course studies. . . .

My God, who wouldn’t want a wife?

 

 

Choose the correct answer

 

1.  Based on the text and any background information provided, what can you conclude about the author?

a)The author brings her sensibilities as a feminist thinker to her role as a wife and mother.

b)The author resents her husband and children and possibly wants to leave them.

c)The author believes that women do not need men in their lives, just other women.

2.   Who do you think is the primary audience for this text?

Based on the source of the text, a magazine for modern, progressive women (of the time), the target audience is a)probably other women who may be struggling with their role as wife and mother.

b)The target audience is likely to be men who insist their wives stay at home.

c)The target audience is likely working women who feel guilty about not staying at home.

3. What is the author trying to achieve with this text?

a) The author’s purpose is to show all of the ways that many American wives (at the time of this article) actively supported their husbands and their households.

b) The author’s purpose is to persuade readers to support equal rights for women in America.

c) The author’s purpose is to persuade other women to stand up for their rights and to go out into the workforce if they want to.

4. Which is the best text evidence to support the inference that Judy Brady might have supported her husband in his education?

a) “I want a wife who will listen to me when I feel the need to explain a rather difficult point I have come across in my studies.”

b) “I want a wife who will work and send me to school. And while I am going to school, I want a wife to take care of my children.”

c) “I, too, would like to have a wife.”

5) How would you describe the tone of this text?

a) The tone of this text is satiric and humorous.

b) The tone of this text is straightforward and monotone.

c) The tone of this text is angry and combative.

6. What underlying assumption by the author helps to make this article effective?

a) The assumption that many women will recognize themselves in the role she is describing

b) The assumption that many married women are unhappy with their situations

c) The assumption that many married women want to go back to school themselves