[M3-GUIDE]: Study Guide for Module 3 Reading the Text

SUBTOPIC 1: Reading Comprehension Strategies

I. Familiarize
Read the following definition/description of concepts involved in this subtopic:

• Reading Comprehension
➢ Get meaning from the text
➢ Remember important information from the text

• Distinguishing main idea from specific details

➢ Choosing the topic sentence
➢ Stating the implied main idea
➢ Locating supporting details

II. Expose
Study the following examples/illustrations about this subtopic:

Introduction
Cheating in video games is commonplace and is expected on any and all platforms. A particular genre of game is affected, first-
person shooters. This type of game is particular since a cheater has a multitude of ways that they can cheat and can even do so
discretely in order to avoid suspicion. Aimbot, wall hack, no recoil, radar hack; these are just a few of the possible ways to cheat
in games such as Counter-Strike. Cheaters are so prevalent in Counter-Strike that communities were created such as E-Sports
Entertainment Association League. ESEA offers a service for players to participate in matches that are protected with more
invasive anti-cheat software. On some days, there can be over 20 bans performed by this software [1-5]; this may seem minimal,
but the overall number of players in a day isn’t that high on this service. On top of that, a single cheater ruins the match for 10
players at once. SUMMARY OF WRITER’S POINTS:
POSSIBLETOPICS: Widespread in a first-person shooter TOPIC SENTENCE:
Cheating game Counter Strike that led to Cheaters are so prevalent in Counter-
Cheaters ESEA offering matches protected by Strike that communities were created
Cheat anti-cheat software such as E-Sports Entertainment
Association League.

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 III. Understand
Do the short activity below to test your understanding.

• Figure out the implied main idea in the paragraph below.

Cheating is not only an issue for casual players. Some people partake in competitions and professional events. Playing the
video game is their full-time job. Having cheaters participate in these events without getting caught is an issue that has to be
solved. The utmost important events have invasive anti-cheat and process analysis tools to ensure that the players do not have
an unfair advantage; but this is part of an arms race [6]. Cheat manufacturers have found ways to bypass such security
measures and have stated that some of the professional players today actually do use cheats.

SUBTOPIC 2: Interpreting Complex Visuals

IV. Familiarize
Read the following definition/description of concepts involved in this subtopic:

•Visual
➢ A presentation of data and concepts in non-prose forms
• Types of Visuals
➢ Realistic (e.g., pictures, drawings)
➢ Conventional (e.g., graphs, charts, tables, diagram)
➢ Hybrid (e.g., combination of picture and chart)
V. Expose
Study the following examples/illustrations about this subtopic:

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 IMAGE SOURCE: How to describe charts, graphs, and diagrams in the presentation. (2019, 2). Language learning with Preply Blog.
https://preply.com/en/blog/2018/08/17/charts-graphs-and-diagrams-in-the-presentation/#scroll-to-heading-5

VI. Understand
Do the short activity below to test your understanding.

• Write a summary of the visual that follows:

When the SmartHear application starts up, the ‘‘Broadcast’’ function is selected as the default. Fig. 6
shows all sequence of screens that are associated with ‘‘Broadcast.’’ The first screen prompts the user
to choose between ‘‘One to Many’’ and ‘‘One to One,’’ which represent one-to-many and one-toone
transmission modes, respectively. Depending on which connection mode was selected, the user is led
to a connection screen to connect to either WiFi or Bluetooth. If the device already has the necessary
connection, the application automatically moves on to the control screen. On the control screen, the
user is presented with five control options: ‘‘Talk,’’ ‘‘Listen,’’ ‘‘Record,’’ ‘‘Reduce Noise,’’ and
‘‘START.’’ The ‘‘Talk’’ and ‘‘Listen’’ options allow users to switch between transmitting audio through
their smartphones (‘‘Talk’’) and receiving audio through their smartphones (‘‘Listen’’).

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SUBTOPIC 3: Critical Reading

I. Familiarize
Read the following definition/description of concepts involved in this subtopic:

• Critical Reading
➢ Understanding more than the literal meaning of the text
➢ Finding out about the author’s attitude and opinion about the text’s
topic
➢ Making inferences, connections, visualizations
• Fact
➢ A fact is a specific detail that is true based on objective proof.

• Opinion
➢ An opinion is an interpretation, value judgment, or belief that cannot
be proved or disproved.

• Denotation
➢ factual meaning of the word

• Connotation
➢ the meaning of a word that carries a positive or negative sentiment

• Inference
➢ idea that is suggested by the facts or details in the passage

II. Expose
Study the following examples/illustrations about this subtopic:

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 III. Understand
Do the short activity below to test your understanding.
• Complete the table below to practice distinguishing between connotative and
denotative meanings.

Denotative With Positive Connotation With Negative

meaning Connotation

Thin Skinny Slender

Outspoken Assertive Aggressive

References:

Critical reading: What is critical reading, and why do I need to do it? (n.d.). Cleveland State
University | Engaged Learning. https://www.csuohio.edu/writing-center/critical-reading-
what-critical-reading-and-why-do-i-need-do-it

Fallacies. (2020). The writing center University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/fallacies/

Philbert, A. (2018). Detecting cheating in computer games using data mining methods. American
Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology, 06(03).
https://doi.org/10.21767/2349-3917.100026

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Reading Critically. (n.d.). University of Toronto Scarborough.
https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/twc/sites/utsc.utoronto.ca.twc/files/resource-

Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF). (n.d.). Learning conference1.

https://www.upf.edu/pcstacademy/_docs/Learning_Conference1.pdf

files/CriticalReading.pdf

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