Complete inls problem to test your note-taking skills. 1. Ask a friend to read a short story or article aloud to you. 2. Prepare yourself to listen and take notes. 3. When you finish your notes, use this checklist: • Dld you prepare yourself for listening by clearing your mind of situations which would keep you from focusing? • Did you show courtesy to your friend when he read to you? • Did you understand the problem or Issue presented? • Dld the story or article create mental pictures? • Did you find the main supporting Ideas? Did you discover the conclusion or final declslon? 4. Tell the story to your friend to show how well you llstened. You may use your notes. Ask your friend to tell you If your notes were thorough. If you need more practice, have your friends read another story and go through the same procedures. Type the notes In the space below and show your teacher the story or article from which your notes came.

What does this excerpt from act of romeo and juliet reveal about lord montague?

"where are you taking me? " the car hesitated, or rather gave a faint whirring click, as if information, somewhere, was dropping card by punch- slotted card under electric eyes. "to the psychiatric center for research on regressive tendencies." he got in. the door shut with a soft thud. the police car rolled through the night avenues, flashing its dim lights ahead. which statement best describes the intended aesthetic impact of this excerpt? o a. by showing leonard obeying the police car, the author reinforces the theme of surrendering one s individuality. o b. by relating the way the car responds, the author underscores the theme of the dangers of a mechanized of society o c. by having leonard, a seemingly normal person, taken to a psychiatric center, the author injects irony, leaving the reader surprised o d. by showing leonard communicating with another person, the author satisfies his need for human contact, leaving the reader hopeful

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