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Dr. Judith M. Newman


Constructing Meaning
ACTIVITY 3—Getting The Word

This experiment is to help you think about how we deal with something unfamiliar in a text.

DIRECTIONS:

  • Here is the title of the story: "The Pali".
    Write down what you think "pali" might mean.
  • The story will be presented to you one sentence at a time.
  • Decide what you think "pali" means each time you pause. Write down your sense of the word each time.

Click here for the passage.

  • What happens as you add more context.