Determining Importance

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Determining Importance

• Taken from 7 Keys to Comprehension
• By Susan Zimmermann Chryse
• Presented By Myrja Fuller

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The Role of Determining Importance
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Determining Importance has do with knowing why
youre reading and then making decisions about
which information or ideas are most critical to
understanding the overall meaning of the piece.
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Why are you reading?
1. It's fun.
2. I learn a lot.
3. It is relaxing.
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Know your purpose for reading.

• You might read to escape, laugh, learn, answering
  gnawing questions, getting ready for a
  presentation, finishing a homework assignment,
  etc.
• Your purpose for reading affects how carefully
  you read and has an impact on what you determine
  is important.

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Determining What is Important

• In nonfiction, including textbooks, the layout
  provides critical tips for identifying what is
  important.

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Determining what is important

• In nonfiction, pay attention to Titles, Pictures
  with Captions, Quotations, Timelines, Graphs, and
  Maps.
• They give VALUABLE information about whats
  important!
• Preread some factual material today by paying
  attention to these hints.

heading/ title
timeline
caption
map
graph
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Determining what is important

• In nonfiction, pay attention to Titles, Pictures
  with Captions, Quotations, Timelines, Graphs, and
  Maps.
• They give VALUABLE information about whats
  important!
• Preread some factual material today by paying
  attention to these hints.

heading/ title
caption
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Determining what is important

• In nonfiction, pay attention to Titles, Pictures
  with Captions, Quotations, Timelines, Graphs, and
  Maps.
• They give VALUABLE information about whats
  important!
• Preread some factual material today by paying
  attention to these hints.

timeline
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Determining what is important

• In nonfiction, pay attention to Titles, Pictures
  with Captions, Quotations, Timelines, Graphs, and
  Maps.
• They give VALUABLE information about whats
  important!
• Preread some factual material today by paying
  attention to these hints.

graph
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Determining what is important

• In nonfiction, pay attention to Titles, Pictures
  with Captions, Quotations, Timelines, Graphs, and
  Maps.
• They give VALUABLE information about whats
  important!
• Preread some factual material today by paying
  attention to these hints.

map
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Text Features

• Text features are road signs for the reader.
  They point to whats important.

Reread! Important Facts
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Text Features

• Table of Contents Read the titles of the
  different chapters. Which topics interest you?
  You may want to read those chapters first.

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Text Features

• Pictures Often times, the pictures tell us the
  most important information on a page, and the
  caption further highlights it.

heading/ title
caption
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Text Features

• Glossary When reading nonfiction, dont forget
  to read the glossary first to find out what the
  important words mean.

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Text Features

• Index The index is found in the back of a
  nonfiction book. Knowing how to use an index
  will help you find specific information quickly.

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Text Features

• These features alert you to importance
• Boxing Information

Boldfacing Ideas
Labeling Pictures
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Text Features
Authors leave clues as to what they think is
important to remember. Phrases like As a
result and In summary alert you to watch for
essential information.
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What Kids Say
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What Kids Say
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What Kids Say
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What Kids Say
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Books for Determining Importance
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• Koala Lou, Mem Fox

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Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf, Lois Ehlert
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• El Chino, Allen Say

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• Sarah, Plain, and Tall, Patricia MacLachlan

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Missing May, Cynthia Rylant
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• Lewis and Clark Explorers of the American West,
  Steven Kroll

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Dear Mr. Henshaw, Beverly Cleary
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• A Boy at War A Novel of Pearl Harbor, Harry
  Mazer

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• Hatchet, Gary Paulsen