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Peer reviewedMiholic, Vincent – Journal of Reading, 1990
Describes a brainstorming/conceptualization activity suitable for adult, secondary, and college levels which serves as a preliminary exercise to test students' prior knowledge and to activate a schema for deeper immersion into a text. Describes how students use the activities to construct a sentence which defines the purpose of their textbook. (RS)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Higher Education, Learning Activities, Prior Learning
