TheLightStuff.pptVIP

The Light Stuff Douglas Colligan General Questions Four Major Text Types Narration Description Exposition Argumentation Major Text Patterns Sequence / time Space Compare-contrast Advantage-dis. Cause-effect Problem-solution Sub-topics Main ideas of paragraphs Structural Diagram Vocabulary Guess or explain the meaning. * * What is the light stuff? Pick out the keywords. What type of text is it? What is the main idea? How is the text structured? What is the problem/solution? Guess the meaning of the words. Absence of gravity, zero-g, weightlessness Gravity, astronaut, space, technology Major