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... or about what happened at the staff meeting If you’re taking a standardized test, you’ll probably have to answer readingcomprehension questions that ask about the facts inareading passage ... your readingcomprehension skills by studying 20minutesaday for 20 days You’ll start with the basics and move on to more complex readingcomprehension and critical thinking strategies Please ... ReadingComp_4E_[fin].indd 25 3/11/09 11:10:38 AM ReadingComp_4E_[fin].indd 26 3/11/09 11:10:38 AM L E S S O N FINDING THE MAIN IDEA There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking —Isaac Disraeli,...
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... Cataloging -in- Publication Data: Stark, Rachael Research and writing skills : successin20minutesaday / Rachael Stark.—1st ed p cm ISBN 1-57685-442-6 (pbk.) Report writing—Handbooks, manuals, ... footnotes A research paper is different from an essay because a an essay contains fewer facts than a research paper b an essay is more opinion dominated c a research paper is an extended analysis based ... tone in your research paper means a using a lot of factual information b choosing a writing style that establishes the writer as an authority c using harsh vocabulary words d writing a persuasive...
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