While reading for gist

What is gist?
When we have gist, what can we do
with it?
Does having more gist help us than
having less of it?
How can gist be applied to different
question types?
If a gist falls in a forest but no one is
there to hear it, does it make a
sound?
Possible strategies to apply for an overall
understanding of a text to write down in a
minute (Aebersold and Field 1997):
Note the key words in the first sentence of the
paragraph or text
Decide which word(s) announces the main topic
and aspects of that topic
Note if there is a sentence that states a
probable main idea
Note the most important words from each
sentence as you read
Look for examples that illustrate ideas stated
earlier
Look for a sentence that concludes a particular
aspect of a topic
Look for words that indicate a change in the
kind of information
O make me a mask and a wall to shut from your
spies
Of the sharp, enamelled eyes and the
spectacled claws
Rape and rebellion in the nurseries of my face,
Gag of a dumbstruck tree to block from bare
enemies
The bayonet tongue in this undefended
prayerpiece,
The present mouth, and the sweetly blown
trumpet of lies,
Shaped in old armour and oak the countenance
of a dunce
Get into the 5 groups of your assigned group
leader.
The group leader facilitates all discussion that
takes place and you must follow according to
her requests.
If she wants to finish with discussion about one
question or point, let her do so, or conclude
your thoughts.
The role you play as a group member is you
can make the discussion much more rich and
meaningful by the perspective you have of the
article.
Group members are free to comment on what
each other says, but the group leader
determines what comments are appropriate.
Be careful with what you say, as the group
leader will be noting down what everyone
  Next class will address “reading for fact vs. opinion,” and the topic for next
class will be “evolution or intelligent design?” Each of the group leaders
will be assigned to find an article from academic sources only. If your
author lacks any of the following by his/her name, DO NOT use it: a “Dr.”
before the name, or a “Ph.D., M.D., etc.” after the name. Each group leader
will be assigned to find an article on one of the below. Except for #5, your
article can only concentrate on one of the two theories. It CANNOT
start for/against one theory, then the rest of the article talks only about the
other theory:
2.An article FOR evolution

3.An article AGAINST evolution

4.An article FOR intelligent design

5.An article AGAINST intelligent design

6.An article evaluating BOTH evolution AND intelligent design

Spades and the Joker are group leaders.


Group members should consider (but not limited by) the following
questions as they write their journal on the article: how explicit is the
author’s opinion about evolution/intelligent design? When support is given, is
it self-justifying or independent? What do you find difficult as you read the
article and you consider your own views about evolution/intelligent design?