Sculpting

Organizing Text Information by Sculpting the Main Idea and Summarizing

Getting the main idea is one of the most important types of thinking a reader can do. This is a process that the student will use before and during reading, not just after. They will look at emerging clues and develop a thought on what the reading is about. Summarizing is the process of reducing a just-read portion ito a managable chunk of important information. Main Idea Components: Topic-It is the word of phrase that describes what the text is about. Description - What the reading says about the topic. Purpose-What is the reason for the book. Author's Purpose- Why the author wrote the text. Teacher's Purpose- Why did my teacher choose this? Reader's Purpose-Why are you reading it?

-"Building Reading Comprenhension Habits In Grade 6-12: A toolkit of Classroom Activities" by Jeff Zwiers

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