Activity 8: Noticing Language

Change the forms of the vocabulary words to complete the table.

If no form of the word exists to fill a particular slot, put an X in that box. The first row has been
completed for you as an example.
NOUN

VERB

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

(amelioration/amelior
ator)

ameliorate

(ameliorative/amelior
atory)

X (possibly
amelioratively...)

aptitude

aptitudinal

aptitudinally

consciousness

conscious

consciously

depression

depress

depressing

depressingly

discrimination

discriminate

discriminatory

discriminately

inevitability

inevitable

inevitably

inherence

inhere

inherent

inherently

innateness

innate

innatively

salience

salient

saliently

society

societal

stereotype

stereotype

stereotypical

stereotypically

http://www.merriamwebster.com/dictionary/ameli
orate

Activity 9: Annotating and Questioning the Text

1. Label the following points in the left-hand margin:
Introduction
Issue or problem being addressed
Authors own points
Points the author cites from others (scholars, research)
Conclusion

2. Write in the right-hand margin your reactions to what the author is saying.
Personal connections that support or refute the authors points
Reflections on the quality of the evidence or examples
Questions about the authors ideas or assumptions
Questions about missing perspectives
Challenges to the authors inferences or conclusions
Now, answer the following questions:
1. What is the authors apparent main purpose?
The author's main purpose is to educate the reader, and make him or her aware of stereotype
threats.
2. What clues indicate this purpose?
The article is based on stereotypes, and the negative effects they have on performance. The
author is obviously trying to communicate a point he is passionate about.
3. What other purposes do you see the author pursuing?
The author is trying to elicit alternative solutions from the reader.
4. What clues suggest these other purposes?
The author provides one solution, but poses it in a brief way that makes the reader believe that
he or she is supposed to do everything she or he can to prevent stereotype threats.