1. Academic Teacher Resources Student Planner and Study Guide IMPROVE YOUR READING AND ESSAY TECHNIQUE

2. 10 Key Points for Good Essay Writing 1 (1) Examine your topic 2 (2) Brainstorm all your ideas 3Prepare an (3) outline or diagrams 4 (4) Write down what you know 5With research (5) record references 6Write your (6) thesis statement 7 (7) Write the body 8 (8) Write the introduction 9 (8) Write the conclusion 10Add the (10) finishing touches

3. u (11) A directional word tells you what you should do when you write your answer to the item. Knowing About Directional Words in Essay Assessments

4. u Whether they are short answer or extended answer tasks they all contain a directional word. Knowing About Directional Words in Essay Assessments

5. Directional Words In Essay Assessments u A common reason for students to lose marks in Essay Assessments is because they do not understand the meaning of the directional words used in questions.

6. 10 Main Directional Words 1 (12) Analyse 2Compare 3 (13) Contrast 4Define 5 (14) Describe 6Explain 7 (15) List 8 (16) Summarise 9 (17) Support 10 (18) Trace

7. Strategies for Reading Textbooks and Novels u Textbooks – (19) SQ3R u Novels – (20) CSTPES

8. SQ3R - Strategy for Reading Textbooks SQ3R: Survey Question Read Rewrite Review

9. SQ3R - Strategy for Reading Textbooks SQ3R (21) is a simple strategy for reading and taking notes from chapters in a textbook

10. SQ3R: Survey: u Survey provides a (22) overview or snapshot of a chapter and it prepares you for learning more.

11. SQ3R: Survey: u First step will provide a (23) picture of what the chapter is all about.

12. SQR3 - Question  You need to have questions in your mind as you read, these help you (24) stay focused on the reading assignment.  Use the words: (25) WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY or HOW

13. SQ3R - READ u Read the information that follows each heading to find the answers to each question you formed.  Stay focused and flexible as you gather information.

14. SQ3R – Re Write u In your notebook each question and its answer. u Write out all the main points in the chapter. u Re Write the points in your own words.

15. SQ3R - Review u (26) Review your notes to ensure they are legible and contain all the important information needed to summarise the chapter.

16. Strategy for Reading Novels u Novels are generally written in the narrative form. u Your main aim is to understand the six elements (27) (CSTPES) the author used when writing the story.

17. CSTPES u The strategy for Reading Novels: w C haracters w S etting or Location w T ime Period w P roblem or Conflict w E vents w S olution

18. Characters u Characters are the (28) first element to look for when reading a story of novel. u The main character plays the biggest role.

19. Setting or Location u Where does the (29) story take place? u The setting can also include the scenery, it can also include the weather conditions.

20. Time Period u Does the story take place in the present, past or future? u The (30) time the story is set in will often be established in the introduction. u Together your setting time period form your Orientation to the novel

21. Problem, Conflict or Combination u The problem most often grows out of a (31) conflict between the main character and another character in the story.

22. Problem, Conflict or Combination u The problem can also (32) involve a circumstance such as a hazard, a war or some other obstacle.

23. Event u An (33) event is an attempt to solve a problem. u Generally stories contain a series of events.

24. Solution þ The (34) solution is how the problem is resolved or brought to an end. þ This occurs towards the end of the book. þ Often you are left wondering what happened next. þ The resolution may include a coda, a moral or some new understanding because of the events of the novel.