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Growing academic burden is a global problem

Growing academic burden is a global problem. Luo Yuanyuan. Step 1. Lead-in. 1.How much time do you spend on your homework today? 2.Do your family push you hard on your study ? Why or why not?. Effective tips for scanning. guessing the meaning based on synonym/opposite, affix.

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Growing academic burden is a global problem

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  1. Growing academic burden is a global problem Luo Yuanyuan

  2. Step 1. Lead-in 1.How much time do you spend on your homework today? 2.Do your family push you hard on your study ? Why or why not?

  3. Effective tips for scanning guessing the meaning based on synonym/opposite, affix focusing on signs (dash, meaning) or clauses stating viewpoints neutrally 1._______________________________ 2. _______________________________ 3. _______________________________

  4. Step 2. Predict what the news article is about, based on the the title？ Growing academic burden is a global problem.

  5. Step 3. Look through the news article, and write down their meanings. be more successful or efficient than do not make progress 1.outperform : __________________________________ 2.fall behind : __________________________________ ...they want them to be the best, to outperform others and not fall behind. （Para 4）

  6. Can you guess the meaning? underperform: ____________________________ ...the United Kingdom underperforms China in PISA tests... （Para 10） perform less well than others

  7. Tips of guessing the meaning 1.find the opposite or synonym 2. affix: suffix or prefix

  8. Step 4. Locate details 1.What is a “goose family”? The child lives overseas with their mother, while the father stays behind to make money... （Para 2） 2.What are hagwons? Private teaching services.

  9. Tip 1: In which way can a writer help readers understand better when introducing some new concepts or ideas? • signs like“ ——”， meaning, or attributive clasuse helps. • enroll their kids in private teaching services, which are called hagwons.（Para 4）

  10. Step 5. Summarize the opinion of Connor Jordan in Paragraph 8. The UK underperforms China. Connor’s Opinion: Connor Jordan, who works at the Goldsmiths Confucius Institute for Dance and Performance at the University of London, said the United Kingdom underperforms China in PISA tests because the achievements of Chinese children in grades one to nine are the result of hard work, not inborn ability. （Para 10）

  11. Tip 2: To read fast, which part can be overlooked? The name of an institute, a project, or a book...can be skipped. Jiang Yingmin, a professor at the Institute of International and Comparative Education at Beijing Normal University, said the goal for goose families is better marks.（Para 3） PISA ， the 2012 Program for International Student Assessment, one of the most widely cited measurements of global education, （Para 6）

  12. Step 6. Identify the attitude of the writer Does the writer support the idea that heavy homework contributes to good academic performance?

  13. Three questions to help you. 1. What is the attitude of the Seoul goverment towards atfer-class tutoring ? Set rules forbidding atfer-class tutoring after 10 pm. 2. How did the Shanghai students perform in 2015 PISA? Fell in science, reading and mathematics. 3. What is the different focus between Bristish students and Chinese ones? Rote memorization and testing VS social skills and individual talents.

  14. Step 6. Does the writer support the idea that heavy homework contributes to good academic performance? The writer describes the global academic burden as it is . So his point is neutral, and let the readers make the judgment.

  15. Assignment: Conduct a survey on the burden of your classmates and state their viewpoints neutrally.

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