Reading for Life : Real-Life Reading Skills

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Reading for Life Real-Life Reading Skills

Literature 8 Mrs. Munnier
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Look around your home, school, and community, and
youll see that youre surrounded . . .
by documents.
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Documents are everywhere
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What do consumer documents do?
They provide information
from the fairly simple
to the very complicated.
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Consumer documents cannot do their jobs if we do
not do our job, which is reading them carefully.
As consumers, we must

• Know what kind of document were reading.

• Understand the purpose of the document.

• Evaluate any claims made in the document.

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Consumer Documents
When you buy something, you become a consumer of
that product.
Before and after your purchase, you should rely
on various consumer documents for information.
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An ADVERTISEMENT shows a consumer what is
available, how much that product costs, and when
and where that product is available.
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A SCHEDULE indicates what time events will occur,
what times services are available.
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Consumer Documents
What information can you expect to find in each
of these consumer documents?
advertisement
schedule
label
warranty
contract
instructional manual
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A LABEL is a list of contents or ingredients,
care instructions, safety warnings.
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A WARRANTY includes information about what the
manufacturer agrees to repair (or not repair)
after a purchase has been made.
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A CONTRACT is a legal agreement related to a
service. It is a document that explains what is
expected of you as a consumer and what is
expected of whomever is selling you a product or
a service.
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An INSTRUCTION MANUAL is a consumer document
that provides directions for assembling and using
a product.
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Its a good idea to read all consumer documents
related to a product before you try to use it.
Even betterfind out as much information as you
can before you buy the product.
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Workplace Documents
Are documents are those you will encounter at the
place where you will work.
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Workplace Documents
Your first communication with an employer may be
through a business letter.
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When you are hired, you may be asked to sign an
employment contract . . .
. . . A contract is a written document a
workplace document -- that makes clear what is
expected of you as an employee and what you can
expect in return.
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In which of these documents would you find each
of these types of information?
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1. What consumer documents contains rules and
instructions related to the job?
a work permit
insurance documents a tax form
an employee manual
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2. What consumer document provides information
used to calculate how much to deduct from your
wages each time you are paid?
work permit
insurance documents a tax form an employee
manual
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3. What consumer document provides proof that you
are old enough to hold a job?

insurance documents a work permit tax form an
employee manual
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In most jobs, workers communicate with each other
using memorandums, or memos.
These days most memos travel by email.
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Public documents supply citizens with free
information related to
. . . and many other institutions.
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Public Documents
Most citizens do not read public documents.
Instead, they read newspaper articles that report
on the document.
Then, if someone finds the report interesting
enough, he or she will track down the actual
document and read it.
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Reading for Life Real-Life Reading Skills
THE END
The End
Literature 8 Mrs. Munnier