Comprehension – Reading for Implied Meanings; Moral Behaviour, Effective English, pg168

It is important to realize that, when reading, the writer sometimes takes for granted that the reader knows something about the thing he writes. He expects that you will be prepared to piece together the information he gives you and draw conclusions from the information. It is your job then to read for implied meanings. You can do this by:

1. Reading the questions before, during and at the end of reading assignment
2. Linking ideas to follow the writer’s line of thought
3. Bringing in what you know from your background to help understand the reading assignment.
4. Testing any conclusions you draw against information given.

The passage on page 168, Effective English, focuses on the misdemeanor committed by a prefect who got a junior student pregnant. He had to be publicly caned an unprecedented thirty – six strokes.

EVALUATION

Read and answer the questions which accompany it.

READING ASSIGNMENT Effective English,pg 168