Title: Think Aloud: Picking out Important Details Using Text Structure
Course: Reading Summer School

Being able to pick out important details and not focus on unimportant details is important in paraphrasing and making mental summaries. The easiest

Being able to pick out important details and not focus on unimportant details is important in paraphrasing and making mental summaries. The easiest way to find all important details is to use text organization and signals words to help you find important information. Mental summaries become easier when you focus on correct and important information.

View the powerpoint in the next activity, taking notes on the five common types of text structures.