1. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman Publishers PowerPoint by JoAnn Yaworski West Chester University A Community of Readers, 3/e Roberta Alexander and Jan Lombardi Chapter 4 Support for Main Ideas Staying Well

2. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman Publishers Organize to Learn zMarking Texts zListing zOutlining zSummarizing

3. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman Publishers “Wellness: The New Health Goal” by Paul M. Insel et al. zWhat are the six dimensions of wellness that the authors identify? Are there others that you would add? zThe authors state that “…true wellness is largely determined by the decisions you make about how to live your life.” Do you agree or disagree? Explain your answer using examples from your own experiences or observations. zHow do you think the different dimensions of wellness are affected by peoples’ decisions?

4. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman Publishers Major and Minor Supporting Points zMajor Supporting Points = Chief division of support for the main idea. zMinor Supporting Points = Additional explanations, examples, facts, and statistics that develop the major supporting points.

5. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman Publishers Marking Textbooks zHighlighting or underlining important points zPutting check marks beside important points zNumbering lists of examples, steps in a process, and so on zDrawing arrows to “connect” ideas zCircling essential vocabulary words zUsing different colors for different types of information zUsing question marks to identify points that are unclear zAnnotating or writing marginal notes zWriting your reactions or comments in the margins

6. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman Publishers Making Lists zBulleted Lists = Lists accented by symbols called bullets to make supporting points easier to identify. zBulleted lists reinforce the main ideas and major supporting points. zTextbooks frequently use lists accented by bullets to attract the readers’ attention to important supporting points.

7. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman Publishers Outlining Outlining = A formal strategy for organizing readings by divisions, showing the relationships among main ideas and major and minor supporting points. Outlining requires you to yselect the most important points from your reading. ydecide how the various points are related. My Outline I. A. 1. 2. B. 1. 2. II. A. 1. a b. 2. a b. B. 1. III. A. 1. 2.

8. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman Publishers Summarizing Summary = zA concise version of the main idea and major supporting points of a reading in your own words. zA condensed version of a reading. zA concise statement of all the major points. Opinions, extra details, and examples are not included.

9. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman Publishers “Nutritional Guidelines: Planning Your Diet” by Insel et al. zWhat nutritional guidelines are the people you know unlikely to follow? Why do you think this is so? zWhat aspects of the recommended dietary guidelines do you already meet? Based on this reading, what kinds of changes do you need to make to your diet?

10. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman Publishers “Exercise for Health and Fitness” by Insel et al. yThink about the information in this article and about what you already know about health and fitness. yIn what ways are you most physically fit? yIn what ways would you like to improve your physical fitness?

11. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman Publishers “How Stress Works” by Insel et al. Fill out the two questionnaires and read the information on pages 219–221. Which type of reactor are you?

12. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman Publishers “A Personal Stress Survival Guide” by Dianne Hales zWhich of the techniques for avoiding stress have you observed other people using? Give an example of someone you know and how that person uses or has used a technique mentioned in the reading. zWhich of the techniques for avoiding stress do you think are most important for you to master? Explain.

13. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman Publishers Reader’s Checklist √ Major Supporting Points √ Minor Supporting Points √ Organize to Learn √ Marking Texts √ Making Bulleted Lists √ Outlining √ Summarizing

14. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman Publishers Visit the Web The Web sites listed below provide more information on the theme of staying well. 1. World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/) 2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (http://www.cdc.gov/) 3. American Public Health Association (http://www.apha.org/) 4. The National Women’s Health Information Center (http://www.4woman.gov/index.htm)

15. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman Publishers Visit the Alexander/Lombardi Companion Website http://www.ablongman.com/alexander