Writing about Reading in Nonfiction

Teaching point Today I want to teach you that informational readers write to understand what they are learning as they read. Specifically, you can angle your writing so that it better explains the information.

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Third habit from Harvard Outline, summarize, analyze: Take the information apart, look at its parts, and then try to put it back together again in language that is meaningful to you. The best way to determine that you’ve really gotten the point is to be able to state it in your own words.

Third habit from Harvard Outline, summarize, analyze: Take the information apart, look at its parts, and then try to put it back together again in language that is meaningful to you. The best way to determine that you’ve really gotten the point is to be able to state it in your own words. I think this means the real goal is to deeply understand the text and truly be able to explain what it is saying to yourself.

Teaching point Today I want to teach you that informational readers write to understand what they are learning as they read. Specifically, you can angle your writing so that it better explains the information.

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Making a plan Talk with those around you. Open your notebook to your best planning/notetaking page Walk around and look at others notes Determine what plan will work for your information?