Chapter 10

I read Chapter 10 which is titled "Determining Importance in Text." This chapter talks about finding important information in nonfiction text. To get students to discover meaningful from non-meaningful information, the author says to model several different techniques to students in the form of lessons. You want to direct students attention to particular details, since it is impossible to remember everything that is read. The author says to seek out a "big idea" and try to connect all important information. Important information can often be found at the beginning and end sentences in a paragraph.

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