DETERMINING IMPORTANCE “How do we determine importance when reading?” Identify the purpose for reading the text. Identify the author’s purpose for writing.

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DETERMINING IMPORTANCE “How do we determine importance when reading?” Identify the purpose for reading the text. Identify the author’s purpose for writing the text. Identify the key ideas. Use text features to help identify important ideas, concepts, and details

Questions good readers ask themselves… What is this story or piece mostly about? What are some of the important ideas that stuck out to me? Are there any important themes I noticed? What do I think is most important to remember?

Tools readers use to help Determine Importance Highlighting pens Post its Skimming or scanning text Headings and subheadings Cue words and phrases Illustrations and Photographs

How do you determine what is important? Let’s play “SURVIVOR”-TITAN EDITION! You are on a plane about to be dropped off in an unknown part of South America for 2 weeks. The pilot tells you that you can only take 10 items with you in order to survive. Everything must fit in a duffle bag. What would you take, and why? Good Luck!!! These are the items you can choose from: -Tent -Map of S. America -An axe -Pillow -Sleeping Bag - Matches -Backpack -Pot for Cooking -Compass Rose -Food (1 week’s worth) -Cell Phone -Lighter -Mirror -Pencil -Journal -Bottled Water (7 bottles) -Extra set of clothes