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RISK ACTION

FOR COLLEGE, CAREER, AND LIFE REWARDS

KNOW IT WRITE IT WORK IT

Complete the following on paper or in digital format.

KNOW IT Think Critically

Study a Text Page

Build basic skills. The next page is from the chapter “Writing, Revising, and Editing Messages”
in the textbook Keys to Business Communication by Carol Carter. Skim the excerpt. Identify the
headings on the page and the relationships among them. Mark primary-level headings with a
numeral 1, secondary headings with a 2, and tertiary (third-level) headings with a 3.

Take it to the next level. Analyze the headings and text by answering the following questions.
1. Which heading serves as an umbrella for the rest?
2. What do the headings tell you about the content of the page?
3. Name three concepts that seem important to remember.
4. Based on the three concepts you pulled out, write three study questions that you can review
with an instructor, a teaching assistant, or a fellow student.

Move toward mastery. Read the excerpt, putting SQ3R to work. Use a marker pen to high-
light key phrases and sentences. Write short marginal notes to help you review the material later.
After reading this page thoroughly, write a short summary paragraph.

WRITE IT Communicate

Emotional intelligence journal: Reading challenges. Which current course presents
your most difficult reading challenge? Describe what makes the reading tough: the type of
material, the length of the assignments, the level of difficulty, or something else. What feelings
come up for you when you read, and what effect do they have on your reading? Describe
techniques you learned in this chapter that can help you get into a growth mindset and read Reading, Research, and Writing
productively.

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