Reflection: Chapter 6

      A paragraph is composed of many parts. It has a topic,main idea, details, and transitons. The main idea is usually made up of the topic sentence. The topic sentence, or main idea, can be found anywhere in the paragraph. It explains what the point of the paragraph. Details support the main idea, sometimes the main idea isn't stated, but details are used to imply the main idea. Transitions are used throughout a paragraph to move from detail to detail and relate the topic sentence.

Reflection:"Health Today"

     "Technostress"is caused by a dependence of technology. Technology has come a long way and has many benefits, however when people would rather use technology instead of human interaction it becomes a problem. An estimated 25% of people are distracted by using phones or music devices. The over usage of cell phones can also cause health problems. Repetitive stress injury causes pain, swelling,or numbness of the thumb from text too much. Other injuries include; stressed muscles, ligaments and tendons, back pain, neck cramps, and carpal tunnel syndrome that comes from sitting at a computer/laptop in excess. Preventative measures can be taken by setting limits on daily technology usage. 

Reflection:Chapter 5

     Before reading chapter five i knew SQ3R. Survey, question, read, recite, and review is a good way to ensure if the reader is comprehending what the author is trying to portray. Previewing is beneficial because it allows readers to make inferences and draw conclusions from briefly looking over what the passage is about. It also allows the reader to get familiarized with the subject they are about to read.
     Discovering what you already know gives the reader the opportunity to correlate information they might know with what they are currently reading. Developing questions to is active reading, it keeps the mind moving and brings what you are reading to life. It also helps you understand the text better.   

Reflection: Chapter 4

              Words are usually made up of prefixes, roots, and suffixes. Prefixes come before the root word, and the suffix comes after the root word. Just because a word a has a prefix doesn't mean it has a suffix and vis-a-versa. If there is a word that you are having difficulty understanding you can use either three parts of the word to give you a definition; if the root word is familiar there is aso a chance you can figure out the word.