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I really thought that these examples were very helpful. I have always had trouble with academic reading, especially when the reading was long and detailed. In the past, I have always used the skeleton outlining method and the annotation method but I had never really thought of a collage to describe the context of a academic passage.

3. The focal point is what the author wants to convey to their readers. It is the topic sentence and what is meant to be discussed.

4. A genre is a category used to place and name texts that have similar features and commonalities.

12. Context is what is found within the text. It is also the who, what, when, where, and why that is found in the text.

13. People approach text differently because not everyone looks at the same thing when reading. Some people look at the length, context, or actual structure of the passage.

15. Details are important in texts because they add depth and interest to the text.