... 133
Lesson 20:
Putting It All Together 141
Post-Test
151
Appendix:
Suggested Reading for 8th Graders 165
8TH GRADE READING COMPREHENSION SUCCESS–
LearningExpress Skill Builders • LESSON 1
9
PRACTICE ... wise.
But remember, we’re looking for the opposite of Andy’s
characteristic, so (a) and (c) can’t be the correct answer.
8TH GRADE READING COMPREHENSION SUCCESS–
LESSON 2...
... both
her illnesses and her Olympic achievements. Only the
third answer is general enough to be the main idea of
the paragraph.
8TH GRADE READING COMPREHENSION SUCCESS–
8TH GRADE
READING COMPREHENSION
SUCCESS
Elizabeth ... a bike. Remember? You left it in the yard, and it was stolen.
And you haven’t got the patience to earn the money to replace it.”
8TH GRADE READING...
... literature: on the relationship between L1 and L2 reading skills; L1 and L2
writing skills; L1 reading and writing skills; and L2 reading and writing skills.
2. Cognitive Functions
Multiple ... in L1 reading and writing skills
are also more proficient in L2 reading and writing skills.
Table 2
Correlations for L1 and L2 Reading and Writing...
... Rachael.
Research and writing skills : success in 20 minutes a day /
Rachael Stark.—1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 1-57685-442-6 (pbk.)
1. Report writing Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Research—
Handbooks, manuals, ... other individuals.
■
Seek out new, unique, and alternative sources
of information.
Writing with Authority
Writing a research paper is very similar to writing
an essay. An e...
... M.F.A. from Columbia University and has been teaching English and Creative
Writing for the last fifteen years. Currently, she teaches English at Polytechnic University and is com-
pleting her first ... Rachael.
Research and writing skills : success in 20 minutes a day /
Rachael Stark.—1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 1-57685-442-6 (pbk.)
1. Report writing Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Research...
... RESEARCH &
WRITING SKILLS
SUCCESS
IN 20 MINUTES A DAY
LESSON 16 Revising Your Draft 77
LESSON 17 Proofreading and Editing Your Draft 81
LESSON 18 Adding Footnotes, Endnotes, and Parenthetical ... research skills in just 20 short lessons of 20
minutes a day by using basic research and writing tools that you can practice at home. Each
lesson is carefully designed to make res...
... that particular
topic, and you will be able to understand the
question better. Good luck and remember to
use this test as a jumping off point—a place to
begin the work of writing a superior research
paper.
–
PRETEST
–
2
B
efore ... questions—ones that cover all the lessons in Research & Writing Skills. The objective of the
pretest is to measure what you already know and what y...
... most documented and
respected type of source.
d. it is from a very distinguished and
respected individual.
48.
Using note cards to take down
information from books is helpful and
handy because
a. ... bibliography.
31.
A work of non-fiction is based upon
a. historical legend and folklore.
b. facts and real-life occurrences.
c. anecdotes and stories.
d. a lot of textual evidence.
32....
... or your community
doesn’t have one, you can usually join and
have access to a college or university library.
Getting a library card and reading card at any
one of these institutions will provide ... worse than finding an ideal
book or source and not having an index card
with you to jot down those important
thoughts and ideas. Index cards are also light,
and you can spread them out...
... of your paper), and what you are
proving with your writing (the why of your
paper). This will allow the librarian to guide
you to the most useful and valuable sources.
Understanding Printed
Sources
Printed ... Guide to current and past peri-
odicals and printed articles
■
dictionaries
■
other compiled indexes according to sub-
ject matter, thesauruses and atlases.
Often, the ran...