Understanding The Gist
- 2. Gist is: Topic Main idea Purpose
- 3. Identifying a Gist Question Conversation Why does the student go to see the advisor/professor What are the students discussing? Why are the students discussing this material? Lecture What is the subject of a lecture? What is the topic of the lecture? What is the main idea of the lecture? What is the purpose of the lecture What is the main point of this lecture?
- 4. The answer lies in the beginning: Ok, so why have you In our last class, we discussed plate tectonics but today we are going to move on to volcano formation. In this class we’re going to focus on the Treaty of Paris Today I’d like to introduce the topic of _______________ There are two points of view concerning _____________ Okay, now let’s talk about _______________ Today, we’ll be talking about ________________
- 5. Characteristics of incorrect answers Too general Too specific Opposite of correct answer Not mentioned in conversation/lecture
- 6. 50/50 Why does the student go to see the professor a. To talk about an interesting topic b. To see if he could skip the test next Monday c. To see if he could make up the test next Monday d. To talk to him about the material of the next class.