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Visual Stimulus Comprehension

*Visuals can be a picteures on their own or combined with words to convey meaning.
*Symbols,signs,maps,diagrams and storyboards use visuals for a purpose.
*All visuals contain a message. The message could be interpreted as a story,a warning ,an advertisement or as information to educate or influence people to buy something or to take some action.

1.Understanding Symbols and Signs

*Symbols are internationally recognised visuals with a clear message.
*They are understood by people everywhere, no matter what language they speak.

Look at these familiar symbols used at airports, on road signs, etc, and their meanings.

toilet

school acrossing

*Signs use symbols, colors, words or numbers to convey a message.

*Read signs can be a warning for driver safety (yellow signs), orders to be followed (red signs), or additional information (green signs).

*A sign with a cross through it signifies something cannot be done.

2.Understanding Maps

*Maps are a diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features such as cities, roads, buildings, etc.

*These visuals offer a bird's eye view of the location of things on a flat surface.

*Maps may have symbols and a key to explain the symbols.

Study this map. Read the labels and understand what they mean. Read the instructions next to the map. Study the words in colour.

- My home is opposite the resident.

-The Prince Royal's Collage is on the corner opposite the tennis court.

3.Understanding Diagram
*Diagrams explain how things work, describe a process or different parts of an object.

*They can use arrows to show movement or labels to name the parts.

Study this diagram and the text below on the lifecycle of a butterfly.

A butterfly starts life from an egg. The larvaq or caterpillar hatches from the egg and constantly feeds on leaves or flowers. The caterpillar loses its old skin many times as it grows. It then transforms itself into a pupa or chrysalis; this is called the resting stage. Finally, a beautiful adult butterfly emerges. The adult butterfly will continue the cycle.

visual stimulus comprehension

visual stimulus comprehension

Study this diagram which shows the parts of a hot air bollon. Complete the description of its parts given below .

The largest and most colourful part of the balloon is called the ¹ Envelope. The topmost part of the balloon has a large hole which is used to deflate the balloon on landing. This is called the ²Parachute valve. The valve seals the hole. The lowest end of the envelope is the ³ Skirt made of flame-resistant material. It helps keep the flame directed straight up into the envelope.To pull the parachute down out of the hole via pulleys, the pilot uses the ⁴ parachute valve cord that helps the pilot deflate the balloon. ⁵ Gores are panels of fabric sewn together to form the shape of the balloon.During the fight, the passengers and the pilot stand in the ⁶ Wicker Basket made from woven willow branches for lightness, strength and flexibility. The ⁷ Burners, usually made of stainless steel, are connected to the basket with steel cords. It is fuelled by ⁸ Propane Tanks as propane as gas is an efficient fuel and creates a stronger flame.

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The Rainbow Chasers

They went to find the rainbow's end

''It's just a filed away'' .

Please let us go . We promise .

We'll be back by the end play!

The teacher smiled , said ,''Actually'' .

It's raindrops in the sky .

You'll find it doesn't come to earth .

They went to find the rainbow's end .

Quite certain that they could .

''No,not this field , the next one though !

It's just inside the wood .'

And so it was , and so it was.

A warm , calm floor of light ;

They stepped into its radiance.

And danced form the rainbow's end.

Deep in a woodland glade ;

Saw colours never seen before ;

Then watched them slowly fade ;

When they came back the teacher teased .

''Well , what's the treasure worth ?'

Serene,wide-eyed , child replied ,

''This time it came to earth .'

The Octopus

The Word octopus means eight feet. That is how the octopus got its name . The octopus is an animal that has eight arms that extend form the center . It eats small crabs and scallops along with fish , turtles and crustaceans . It is even know to eat other octopuses . The octopus is able to catch its long arms.I then bites the prey and poisons i with a nerve poison softens the flesh and the octopus is then able to suck the flesh of the animal out of its shell or outer covering .

The octopus can mostly be found hunting during nighttime.Some people fear the octopus ,but there is only one octopus that has been known to have a poison that is strong enough to kill a person . This is the Australian blue - ringed octopus .

Along with its eight arms , the octopus has a head with two eyes on either side . It has very good eyesight . th e octopus does not have hearing . Each arm has suction cups in two rows . These suction cups help the octopus hold things . It is true that if the octopus loses an arm it will grow back . The octopus also has blue blood .

Reading Comprehension

Within this page,the complex processes involved in reading comprehension are divided into three categories (much like the National Reading Panel Report). The categories include vocabulary instruction, text comprehension instruction, and teacher preparation and comprehension strategies instruction. You'll also find useful websites that students can visit to practice their use of comprehension strategies with fiction and non-fiction texts at a variety of reading levels
Excercise
http://www.thaiall.com/cgi/quizr.pl

skimming

Skimming refers to the process of reading only main ideas within a passage to get an overall impression of the content of a reading
selection.selection.How to Skim:* Read the title.* Read the introduction or the first paragraph.* Read the first sentence of every other paragraph.* Read any headings and sub-headings.* Notice any pictures, charts, or graphs.* Notice any italicized or boldface words or phrases.* Read the summary or last paragraph.Scanning is a reading technique to be used when you want to find specific information quickly. In scanning you have a question in your mind and you read a passage only to find the answer, ignoring unrelated information.How to Scan:* State the specific information you are looking for.* Try to anticipate how the answer will appear and what clues you might use to help you locate the answer. For example, if you were looking for a certain date, you would quickly read the paragraph looking only for numbers.* Use headings and any other aids that will help you identify which sections might contain the information you are looking for.* Selectively read and skip through sections of the passage.(From College Reading and Study Skills andAcademic Reading and Study Skills for International Students)Excercisehttp://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/570/pulp/hemp1.htm

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Understanding Cause and effect

1. Cause: A storm hit the city.

Effect: All the residents fled.

Sentence: A storm hit the city, so all the residents fled.

2. Cause: I planted some trees.

Effect: Trees grow.

Sentence: Trees grow because I planted some trees.

3. Cause: My sister stayed up past midnight.

Effect: She relax a little and sleep a little.

Sentence: My sister stayed up past midnight was the reason for the relax and sleep a little.

4. Cause: Lena missed school on Monday.

Effect: Lena don’t study on Monday .

Sentence: Lena don’t study on Monday was caused by the missed school on Monday.

5. Cause: David signed up for French classes.

Effect: David study French classes. David speaks French very well.

Sentence: David signed up for French classes were the cause of the study French classes

Be Ready for Our First Class Discussion

Don't forget to read and well prepare for our first class discussion (for 5 points)

This time, we are going to discuss 2 main story:

Unit 1: 
The ant and the Grasshopper 

One summer day a grasshopper was singing and chirping and hopping about.  He was having a wonderful time.  He saw an ant who was busy gathering and storing grain for the winter. 

“Stop and talk to me,” said the grasshopper.   “We can sing some songs and dance a while.”

“Oh no,” said the ant.  “Winter is coming.  I am storing up food for the winter.  I think you should do the same.”

“Oh, I can’t be bothered,” said the grasshopper.  “Winter is a long time off.   There is plenty of food.”   So the grasshopper continued to dance and sing and chip and the ant continued to work.When winter came the grasshopper had no food and was starving.  He went  to the ant’s house and asked, “Can I have some wheat or maybe a few kernels of corn.  Without it I will starve,” whined the grasshopper.“You danced last summer,” said the ants in disgust.   “You can continue to dance.”  And they gave him no food.

Unit 2: 

Box of kisses

The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became infuriated when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy." He was embarrassed by his earlier over-reaction, but his anger flared again when he found the box was empty. He yelled at her, "Don’t you know that when you give someone a present, there’s supposed to be something inside it?"

The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and said, "Oh, Daddy, it is not empty. I blew kisses into the box. All for you, Daddy."

The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness. It is told that the man kept that gold box by his bed for years and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.

In a very real sense, each of us as humans have been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, friends, family or God. There is no more precious possession anyone could hold. 
 
Quiz ลองทำดูนะครับ

http://www.mcwdn.org/fables/antgrass/antgquiz.html

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Predicting Outcomes

You can make a prediction when you use clues from the story, together with what you know from your own experiences, to
figure out what will happen next.

Read each paragraph and make a prediction. Look for clues.

QUIZ
http://www.shsu.edu/~txcae/Powerpoints/prepostest/predict1pretest.html

Fact or Opinion

Because writers don't always say things directly, sometimes it is difficult to figure out what a writer really means or what he or she is really trying to say. You need to learn to "read between the lines" - to take the information the writer gives you and figure things out for yourself.

You will also need to learn to distinguish between fact and opinion. Writers often tell us what they think or how they feel, but they don't always give us the facts. It's important to be able to interpret what the writer is saying so you can form opinions of your own. As you read an author's views, you should ask yourself if the author is presenting you with an established fact or with a personal opinion. Since the two may appear close together, even in the same sentence, you have to be able to distinguish between them.

The key difference between facts and opinions is that facts can be verified, or checked for accuracy, by anyone. In contrast, opinions cannot be checked for accuracy by some outside source. Opinions are what someone personally thinks or how he/she feel about an issue. Opinions by definition are subjective and relative.

Exercises

http://sixthsense.osfc.ac.uk/english/new_quizes/fact_opinion.asp
http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/~steuben/factopinion.htm

Drawing Conclusions

Drawing Consclusion refers to information that is implied or inferred.This means that the information is never clearly stated.

Sometimes a passage may contain ideas that are not stated directly.Then you must draw a conclusion.When you do this,
you decide what facts mean.

QUIZ

http://www.shsu.edu/~txcae/Powerpoints/prepostest/drawconclusionspostest.html