Period+2-Strategies


 * As you are reading highlight both the thesis statement and the topic sentences of paragraphs.
 * 4 writing methods:
 * order the increasing importance
 * order the decreasing importance
 * chronological order
 * In comparison and contrast
 * Find the authors purpose of the writing
 * Guess on multiple choice, even if you don't know it
 * On open ended questions, use information from the text to support your response