Identifying the Main Idea

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What is an informational book?

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A book that explains known facts about a specific topic.

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Paraphrasing means creating a restatement of a text's meaning using your own words.

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To create a restatement of the meaning of a text or passage using your own words or words other than the author's.

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Chunking text means breaking it into smaller sections.

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True

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Chunking and paraphrasing text helps identify the main idea.

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True

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Reading to identify the main idea is NOT reading with purpose.

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False

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Reading: Purpose vs. Just to Finish?

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Read with purpose to understand and learn from the book.

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Confidence in using the strategy (Paraphrasing Chunks, Then Put It Together) with your reading material?

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Very confident, I can do this!