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Identify the Main Idea
Take Note
Get the Picture
Academic Vocabulary
Organizational Patterns
100
the most important ideas about a topic
What are the main ideas?
100
zeroing in on important information and restating it in your own words
What are notes?
100
special design elements that serve as road signs when you read for information
What are text features?
100
a field of knowledge
What is area
100
the author describes a topic by listing characteristics, features and attributes
What is a description
200
explain or elaborate the main idea
What are supporting details
200
to figure out the main idea
What is an inference?
200
scanning the text features of an article before reading
What is previewing?
200
to determine the characteristics of something
What is identify
200
the author lists items or events in chronological order
What is sequence
300
usually the main idea of a paragraph is stated directly here.
What is a topic sentence?
300
main ideas & supporting details
What is a pattern of organization?
300
the topic of an article is often found here
What is the title
300
a geographical area over which rule is exercised
What is a domain
300
information is presented by detailing how two or more events are alike and or different
What is compare/contrast
400
these are examples of supporting details
What are facts and examples?
400
cause & effect and chronological order
What are patterns of organization>
400
the main idea of paragraphs are often stated here
What is the heading
400
something worked toward or striven for
What is an objective
400
the author presents ideas, events in time, or facts as causes and the resulting effects.
What is cause and effect
500
sometimes the main idea is not directly stated
What is implied?
500
graphic organizer and an outline
What are ways to take notes>
500
detailed information presented in an easy to read format
What is a graphic aid
500
a suggested explanation for an observation
What is a hypothesis
500
the author presents a problem and one or more solutions
What is problem and solution