{"id":48,"date":"2016-05-09T18:09:57","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T18:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level2-english\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=48"},"modified":"2016-07-19T17:03:59","modified_gmt":"2016-07-19T17:03:59","slug":"outcome-types-of-reading","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level2-english\/chapter\/outcome-types-of-reading\/","title":{"raw":"Outcome: Types of Reading Material","rendered":"Outcome: Types of Reading Material"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Analyze various types of reading material<\/h2>\r\nWhen major events happen, we expect to hear conversations about it in many different arenas around us. \u00a0Take the 2016 U.S. Presidential campaign: discussions spawned from the very interesting candidates ripple through many parts of daily life.\r\n\r\nEven when the subject is the same (everyone talking about Donald Trump's presidential bid, as an example), we expect the tone and the purpose of the conversation to shift, depending on who's talking. \u00a0Conversations with family members might be quite different than those with local community or religious leaders. \u00a0That's only natural.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-95\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2016\/05\/10170940\/5876718026_dbb4700348_z-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Neon sign with Fiction in red, all caps. Around it are smaller types of genres: westerns, mysteries, science fiction, and romance.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>The same is true with different written resources: even when the topic is the same, differences in genre result in texts that can have more differences than similarities. \u00a0<strong>Genre<\/strong>, or categories of written text that share common features, help us form expectations before we start to read, and shape our reading experience.\r\n\r\nKnowing what to expect about\u00a0the purpose and form of a text you pick up to read, will help you be open to the specific content it contains. \u00a0As your needs change, you also can change the type of genre you're reading to better suit your purposes. \u00a0For instance, reference works like encyclopedias help us get a basic understanding of a topic, while news articles will help us understand the topic as it factors in current events.\r\n<h2>What You Will Learn to Do<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>analyze various forms of writing, from various sources<\/li>\r\n \t<li>analyze distinguishing characteristics of journalism, literature, nonfiction, and academic texts<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>The Learning Activities for this Outcome Include<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Text: Comparing Genres, Example 1<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Text: Comparing Genres, Example 2<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Text: Comparing Genres, Example 3<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Text: Comparing Genres, Example 4<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Text: Comparing Genres, Example 5<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Text: Comparing Genres, Conclusion<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Self Check: Types of Reading<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Try It: Types of Reading<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"first column\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\" column\"><\/div>","rendered":"<h2>Analyze various types of reading material<\/h2>\n<p>When major events happen, we expect to hear conversations about it in many different arenas around us. \u00a0Take the 2016 U.S. Presidential campaign: discussions spawned from the very interesting candidates ripple through many parts of daily life.<\/p>\n<p>Even when the subject is the same (everyone talking about Donald Trump&#8217;s presidential bid, as an example), we expect the tone and the purpose of the conversation to shift, depending on who&#8217;s talking. \u00a0Conversations with family members might be quite different than those with local community or religious leaders. \u00a0That&#8217;s only natural.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-95\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2016\/05\/10170940\/5876718026_dbb4700348_z-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Neon sign with Fiction in red, all caps. Around it are smaller types of genres: westerns, mysteries, science fiction, and romance.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>The same is true with different written resources: even when the topic is the same, differences in genre result in texts that can have more differences than similarities. \u00a0<strong>Genre<\/strong>, or categories of written text that share common features, help us form expectations before we start to read, and shape our reading experience.<\/p>\n<p>Knowing what to expect about\u00a0the purpose and form of a text you pick up to read, will help you be open to the specific content it contains. \u00a0As your needs change, you also can change the type of genre you&#8217;re reading to better suit your purposes. \u00a0For instance, reference works like encyclopedias help us get a basic understanding of a topic, while news articles will help us understand the topic as it factors in current events.<\/p>\n<h2>What You Will Learn to Do<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>analyze various forms of writing, from various sources<\/li>\n<li>analyze distinguishing characteristics of journalism, literature, nonfiction, and academic texts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The Learning Activities for this Outcome Include<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Text: Comparing Genres, Example 1<\/li>\n<li>Text: Comparing Genres, Example 2<\/li>\n<li>Text: Comparing Genres, Example 3<\/li>\n<li>Text: Comparing Genres, Example 4<\/li>\n<li>Text: Comparing Genres, Example 5<\/li>\n<li>Text: Comparing Genres, Conclusion<\/li>\n<li>Self Check: Types of Reading<\/li>\n<li>Try It: Types of Reading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"first column\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"column\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-48\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Outcome: Types of 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