Use this for paragraph one so that you know that you are on the right track

1. HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR
COMPREHENSION

2. Just glance through first…
SKIM THROUGH THE
PASSAGE

4. ASK YOURSELF WHAT THE
PARAGRAPH IS ABOUT

5. ood writing teaches the beginning writer about style, graceful
narration, plot development, the creation of believable characters and
truth-telling. A novel like The Grapes of Wrath can fill a new writer
with feelings of despair and good old-fashioned jealousy, but such
feelings can also serve as a spur, goading the writer to work harder
and aim higher. Being swept away by a combination of great story
and great writing is, in fact, part of every writer’s necessary formation.
You cannot hope to sweep someone else away by the force of your
writing until it has been done to you.

6. HIGHLIGHT THE MAIN
POINTS

7. ood writing teaches the beginning writer about style, graceful
narration, plot development, the creation of believable characters and
truth-telling. A novel like The Grapes of Wrath can fill a new writer
with feelings of despair and good old-fashioned jealousy, but such
feelings can also serve as a spur, goading the writer to work harder
and aim higher. Being swept away by a combination of great story
and great writing is, in fact, part of every writer’s necessary formation.
You cannot hope to sweep someone else away by the force of your
writing until it has been done to you.

8. WRITE DOWN WHAT THE
SENTENCE IS ABOUT

9. IN YOUR OWN WORDS….
ood writing teaches the ood writing involves
beginning writer about style,
graceful narration, plot tyle
development, the creation of
believable characters and truth- arration
telling.
lot
reating characters

10. HIGHLIGHT THE MAIN
POINTS

11. ood writing teaches the beginning writer about style, graceful
narration, plot development, the creation of believable characters and
truth-telling. A novel like The Grapes of Wrath can fill a new writer
with feelings of despair and good old-fashioned jealousy, but such
feelings can also serve as a spur, goading the writer to work harder
and aim higher. Being swept away by a combination of great story
and great writing is, in fact, part of every writer’s necessary formation.
You cannot hope to sweep someone else away by the force of your
writing until it has been done to you.

12. WRITE DOWN WHAT THE
SENTENCE IS ABOUT

13. IN YOUR OWN WORDS….
eading a good book (eg: the grapes
novel like The Grapes of Wrath
of wrath) can make a writer feel 2
can fill a new writer with feelings
things
of despair and good old-
fashioned jealousy, but such egative feelings: despair & jealousy
feelings can also serve as a spur,
goading the writer to work r
harder and aim higher.
ositive feelings: inspire writers to
work harder and try to do better

14. HIGHLIGHT THE MAIN
POINTS

15. ood writing teaches the beginning writer about style, graceful
narration, plot development, the creation of believable characters and
truth-telling. A novel like The Grapes of Wrath can fill a new writer
with feelings of despair and good old-fashioned jealousy, but such
feelings can also serve as a spur, goading the writer to work harder
and aim higher. Being swept away by a combination of great story
and great writing is, in fact, part of every writer’s necessary formation.
You cannot hope to sweep someone else away by the force of your
writing until it has been done to you.

16. WRITE DOWN WHAT THE
SENTENCE IS ABOUT

17. IN YOUR OWN WORDS….
eing swept away by a combination s they become writers, every writer
of great story and great writing is, will feel inspired(swept away) by
in fact, part of every writer’s wonderful writing and good
necessary formation. You cannot writing skills.
hope to sweep someone else away
by the force of your writing until it
has been done to you. s a writer, you must feel this
(inspiration) before you can cause
someone else to feel inspired.

18. TRY THE REST OF THE
PASSAGE ON YOUR OWN 