Photo Magazine Article

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There are 3 issues of PNDEDU magazine in the room. Select one issue and find an article that interests you the
most. You will be reading this article using the steps below as a reading strategy. Please follow along step by
step. After you are finished with step # 1 you can move onto step #2, then step #3!

STEP 1: Skim the Article

Write here what it means to skim an article (based on class discussion)
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Answer these questions as you are skimming your article:
1. Specific Information (what are some things that stand out to you that tell you what the article is about?)
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2. Relate to prior knowledge (is there anything that stands out to you that you have seen before, or that
we have talked about in class?)
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3. Establish Purpose (based on skimming can you determine why this article was written?)
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