The MIDAS touch… a summarization tool for any class. MIDAS by Amy Thompson The MIDAS touch… a summarization tool for any class.

Wouldn’t it be amazing if everything you touched turned to especially, your schoolwork?!?!? Using the MIDAS touch, you will be able to create sparkling summaries and your comprehension will glisten!!

Main Idea Is there an obvious topic sentence? Look for these key words or answers to these questions? Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?

Identify Important Information Headings BOLD PRINT Words in Italics Identify Important Information Take note of headings, subheadings, bold words, words in italics, illustrations, pictures, charts, graphs, tables and maps.

Disregard or Delete Less Important Information Disregard or delete all of the “less important” information. What do I not need to remember for my summary? What can be cut out?

Analyze Repeated Information Important Information is usually repeated. You don’t have to repeat it when summarizing however, definitely take note!

Simplify: Collapse, Categorize & label Notes: Simplify your information by collapsing, categorizing, condensing it into groups and labeling it. Simplify: Collapse, Categorize & label

You can do it! Main Idea Identify Important information REMEMBER… Main Idea Identify Important information Disregard Less Important Information Analyze Repeated Information Simplify You can do it!

Oklahoma City Thunder: Spreading the responsibility without Durant & Westbrook by Berry Tramel Modified: November 14, 2014 at 9:05 am • Published: November 14, 2014 The Thunder has played nine games this season. And five players already have led the Thunder in scoring this season. Russell Westbrook, Perry Jones, Serge Ibaka, Reggie Jackson and Anthony Morrow. Think about that. The most top-heavy scoring team, perhaps in NBA history, was the Thunder for most of the last five seasons. Kevin Durant and/or Russell Westbrook led OKC most every night. Back in the day, occasionally James Harden would rise up. Before the Perk trade, Jeff Green might lead for a game or two. But that was about it. Now comes the great injury curse of 2014-15, and the Thunder scoring is spread around like jelly at the breakfast table. Four different scoring leaders in the first five games. Five in all. Westbrook was Westbrook at Portland, scoring 38 points but suffering a broken hand the next night. Perry Jones scored 32 points against the Clippers. Serge had 23 against Denver and 25 against Toronto. Jackson had 29 against Milwaukee. Morrow had 28 against Boston. That’s five players with at least 25 points in a game, and Durant has yet to suit out. Of course, when Westbrook and Durant go down, someone has to score. It’s in the NBA by-laws. Teams are not allowed to lose 94-39. Teams will get up shots, and some of them will go in. But this is different. A team that has settled into the comfort zone of letting Durant and Westbrook do the heavy lifting, and everyone else take on supporting roles, now is sharing the responsibility. Heck, it doesn’t even have to be guys scoring 20 something. We’ve seen Nick Collison and Kendrick Perkins have their best offensive games in years. Jeremy Lamb had back-to-back 17-point nights, though he’s been awful since. Sebastian Telfair has had his moments. If the Thunder can weather the absence of Durant and Westbrook, it’s possible that the guys awaiting their return will be fortified. Jackson/Morrow/Jones and the like still will be supporting players, but maybe their subservient attitude will have grown a few fangs, and the Thunder will be better for it. EXAMPLE

Use this in any class when you need to identify the main idea and summarize. The End