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Reading for Meaning. Taking Notes. Ms. Maselli, YRDSB 2012. Ms. Maselli, YRDSB 2012. Ms. Maselli, YRDSB 2012. Learning Goals. You will learn how to identify the most important information and ideas when reading a work of non-fiction
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Reading for Meaning • Taking Notes Ms. Maselli, YRDSB 2012
Learning Goals • You will learn how to identify the most important information and ideas when reading a work of non-fiction • This is something highly successful students do to help them make sense of new information when reading, without getting too confused or overwhelmed! • You will learn how to make notes on an informational text • This type of note-taking can help you to study or prepare for an assignment in many different classes • It will also prepare you to write or deliver summaries of longer texts Ms. Maselli, YRDSB 2012
Success Criteria • Identify the most important words or phrases in a passage from the article "Meaningful Employment" • Explain why they are important • Identify the less important information in the passage • Explain why it isn't as important • Make study notes for one passage from the text Ms. Maselli, YRDSB 2012
Agenda You will practice using four reading strategies that highly successful students use all the time: • “Chunking” the text • Most/Least Important Ideas and Information • Sticky Notes • Double-Entry Notebook Ms. Maselli, YRDSB 2012