Reflection:Chapter 7

Before reading this material/chapter, i knew very little about the topic. I became interested when reading about the different things you need to know to understand a paragraph. Some examples are supporting details, Transitions, main idea and the topic. What i learned was the topic is what the whole paragraph is about. The main idea is the general idea that the whole paragraph is talking about. The supporting details are the ideas that explain or support the main idea. Transitions are words and Phrases that link ideas together. Overall what i would still like to know is what other transitions other than the common ones are?

Reflection:Chapter 10

Before reading this material/chapter, I knew something about the topic. I knew that highlight a lot isn’t helpful at all and it defeats the purpose of highlighting. When i began reading about the ways to highlight and what to highlight, I was very interested in the tips they had given us. I learned that you only highlight things that are important in that paragraph or section. I also learned the different ways you can highlight. Some ways are using two or more different colors of a highlighter, placing a bracket around the main idea. What are some of the key points you need to know when highlighting?

Indoor Air Pollution: Reflection

In this article I learned the different types of indoor air pollution that can be harmful to us. Some Examples of these harmful air pollution are woodstove smoke, furnace emissions, asbestos, formaldehyde, radon, and household chemicals. I found this article very interesting because I didn’t know that these air pollutants would be that harmful to us. This made me realizes to be more careful and be more aware when staying and living in a household, which may have this chemical.

Chapter 5 : Reflection

Before reading this chapter/material, I knew something about the topic. I knew how to ask guided reading questions. When reading I find it very interesting that they mentioned the different ways to preview an essay, textbook, and article. I learned that when asking a guided reading question; make sure the response isn’t a one word answer. What I would still like to know is more examples on how you can preview an article, essay and textbook.