Notes about what the text
does
Vocabulary: What interesting
words were used to label,
explain or discuss the idea?
What did the opening do to
engage you with the idea?
• describe the idea
• create a picture
• address the audience
What did the body
paragraphs do to help you
understand how ideas,
events or information are
connected? List at least
three main ideas.
• divide information or
events into logical chunks
or steps
• using linking words and
phrases to connect
information or events
What did the text focus on to
explore an aspect of an
idea?
• events
• people
• feelings
• interactions
• objects
• sensory information
What techniques did the text
use to present the idea in an
interesting way?
• evidence
• similes
• short sentences
• repetition
• questions
What did the closing do to
leave you with a key
understanding of an idea?
• provides a takeaway
message
• focuses on a key feeling
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