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CST ENG 003 Notes
Part 1
●Gist:
○The moment, the mood, the message
○If you concentrate on each piece, you will miss what the author wants you to know
○Assembles the puzzle the author leaves for you
○Stay with the author
○Place the authors work both short and long term
○Compare and contrast other works
○Reading for the gist gives you the big picture (The major point)
●Four steps for the Gist
○1 what’s the point
■Is the author’s message making sense
■What’s the author trying to say?
○Foreshadowing
■Where is the author going?
■To predict where the author will go to next
■What’s the next thing the author would do to prove the point?
■To allow you to think while you are reading the piece.
○Summarize
■Imagine how you would explain the piece to people who did not read it yet
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