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Skimming and Scanning a text. Skimming is..... Scanning is. Turn and talk. Skim. Heading. Columns. Photo. Map. Captions. Double entry notes. The text. My response. I think it’s a factual text. Features such as photos, captions, heading, columns. Skim. Dates. Capital letters.
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Skimming is.....Scanning is..... Turn and talk
Heading Columns Photo Map Captions
Double entry notes The text My response I think it’s a factual text • Features such as photos, captions, heading, columns
Dates Capital letters Definition
Double entry notes The text My response A factual text Could be a report on an actual event • Features such as photos, captions, heading, columns • Key words such as names dates, places and organisations
Skim.... What clues are in the photo??
Double entry notes The text My response A factual text Could be a report on an actual event I think someone may have been rescued at sea. • Features such as photos, captions, heading, columns • Key words such as names dates, places and organisations • Photo shows choppy sea, stormy sky, upside down boat, orange rescue vest
Double entry notes The text My response Don’t know these words- one is a name Were they racing against each other? Where were the other yachts? How big were the waves in the tsunami?? Dictionary meaning??? Is there an ocean near Canberra? • Vendie Globe, Thierry Dubois • Solo race • 23 metre wave • Stricken • Canberra search & rescue
Scan the text • What is the text about? Run your eyes over the text looking for more clues. • Highlight or mark the text. • Record your thoughts in the right hand column. • Write down what the text was about in a couple of sentences.