Comments by Ms. Diana Sung Most recent public comments by Ms. Diana Sung https://nowcomment.com/users/107480 signal sentence https://nowcomment.com/documents/276337?scroll_to=2488051 https://nowcomment.com/documents/276337?scroll_to=2488051 A signal sentence is a sentence that just identifies meta-information about the argument, not presenting the argument itself. Examples would be things like: "We have three reasons for taking this approach." or "The researchers found two significant differences in the groups they surveyed." Just presents info, not content. Mon, 14 Jun 2021 06:42:14 +0500 prioritized reading https://nowcomment.com/documents/276337?scroll_to=2485174 https://nowcomment.com/documents/276337?scroll_to=2485174 I think the prioritized reading is going to be essential for us to all survive this experience! Thank you for the reminder. Sat, 05 Jun 2021 17:21:13 +0500 I love your core idea of translating the ideas into your own words and connecting it with your own thoughts--very helpful. https://nowcomment.com/documents/276337?scroll_to=2485173 https://nowcomment.com/documents/276337?scroll_to=2485173 One note on skimming that I've run into: watch out for some complex texts that don't always put the thesis statements in usual places--one way to do that is to look for some of those key words for transitions & directional sentences Sun, 06 Jun 2021 00:08:31 +0500 The writers have a nice clear signal sentence that they will sum up their two main criticisms of the point discussed in this section; very helpful to observe these organizational indicators. https://nowcomment.com/documents/276337?scroll_to=2485172 https://nowcomment.com/documents/276337?scroll_to=2485172 Mon, 14 Jun 2021 06:42:14 +0500 Looking for opinion words that highlight where the authors position themselves in this conversation before explaining it helps understand their introduction of other scholars' work. https://nowcomment.com/documents/276337?scroll_to=2485171 https://nowcomment.com/documents/276337?scroll_to=2485171 Wed, 09 Jun 2021 06:19:08 +0500 If assigned just a section of text, I will often look at transitional sentences that lead into the text. Here, the author frames the whole section and sets a purpose. https://nowcomment.com/documents/276337?scroll_to=2485155 https://nowcomment.com/documents/276337?scroll_to=2485155 Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:00:27 +0500