Reading for MeaningTaking Notes

Ms. Maselli, YRDSB 2012

Ms. Maselli, YRDSB 2012

Ms. Maselli, YRDSB 2012

Learning GoalsYou 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

AgendaYou will practice using four reading

strategies that highly successful students use all the time:

1.“Chunking” the text

2.Most/Least Important Ideas and Information

3.Sticky Notes

4.Double-Entry NotebookMs. Maselli, YRDSB 2012