Understanding Environmental Impact of Technology

📋 Course Outline

1. Main Idea and Purpose
2. Key Information and Details
3. Language Analysis (Imagery, Rhetorical Questions)
4. Presentational Features
5. Summarising Changes in Text
6. Pronoun Effects
7. Reading Strategies
8. Environmental Impact of Technology
9. Reducing E-Waste Actions

📖 1. Main Idea and Purpose

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Main Idea: The central message or primary point that the author wants to communicate about a non-fiction text.
• Purpose: The author’s reason for writing the text, such as to inform, persuade, or raise awareness.
• Supporting Details: Specific facts, examples, or explanations that reinforce the main idea.
• Presentational Features: Visual or structural elements like headings, bullet points, and images that help convey the message and guide the reader.
• Language Choices: Words, phrases, or rhetorical devices (e.g., imagery, rhetorical questions) used to influence or clarify the reader’s understanding.

📝 Essential Points