Writing Assignments

Assignment 04

Part A : Muscle Reading

1 . Reviewing information increases brain activity , especially the long-term memory . The more you recall or access information , the easier to remember it

2 . Before you read preview , outline , question . While you read read underline , answer

After you read recite , review , review again

3 . The first part of muscle reading is to picture yourself go through the material and make up questions . The second is to work your muscles as you read . The third involves reviewing aloud the things you learned .4 . A review within

24 hours moves information from your short-term memory to your long-term memory

5 . Preview may include any or all of these : scanning the table of contents , flipping through the pages of a chapter , taking note of summaries , and observing headings and subheadings

6 . Ellis suggests the following : visualizing or forming a mental picture of the concept or idea reading the material aloud and getting a feel , a sense , or texture (even if imaginary ) of the subject

7 . a . Pry out questions . Root up answers , Recite , review and preview again

b . What makes an effective leader

What does it mean when the author says , We are all leaders ? Who are considered leaders

Are people with titles the only leaders

How do you own your leadership

Why do we have to be a leader

c . Read carefully first . Make choices about what to highlight Underline then highlight

d . An effective leader owns his leadership

It means at some point in our lives we have to assume a leadership position

Mahatma Gandhi is a leader

People with titles are not the only leaders

To own your leadership , you should not to back out from the responsibility when opportunity arises

It can 't be avoided

e . Using some of the strategies for muscle reading helped me to understand the material more . Previewing gives a feel of the material however superficial . However , the suggestions for marking the text are time-consuming . To read the material and underline and read it again for highlighting is repetitive . I wonder if there are other , easier ways

Part B . CyberLearning

1 . Adam Robinson believes that the best students ask the same fundamental questions . He calls these 12 questions CyberLearning . The first six questions have to do with the student getting acquainted or creating a dialogue ' with the text . The next six questions are about learning from the text through organization and note taking

2 . a . I read this article in to hoping I would learn tips on hoe to communicate effectively to people of different cultural backgrounds especially non-Americans . As I came across the title , the first word that stuck was culture . Race and class are ideas I usually associate with culture . African Americans and American Indians also came to mind I think the article tries to explain why it 's important to learn how use different communication styles for different sorts of people . The important concepts that have to be noted are desire , knowledge and skill

b . I...