Cluster five launching lesson
- 1. CLUSTER FIVE “Determine Importance” Launching Lesson for Knowledge & Concepts April 2012
- 2. The lessons in Cluster 5 will have us use the following strategies… • Facts/Questions/Responses charts • Code text • Topic/Detail/Response chart
- 3. The lessons in Cluster 5 will teach us to… • Separate interesting details from important ideas • Contrast what the reader thinks with the author’s perspective
- 4. The 6 lessons in this cluster are: • Spotlighting New Thinking • Recording Important Ideas • Targeting Key Information
- 5. The 6 lessons in this cluster are: • Determining What to Remember • Distinguishing the Reader’s Thinking from the Author’s Thinking • Constructing Main Ideas from Supporting Details
- 6. Language of Determining Importance • “This is really important…” • “This is important to remember…” • “I think this might be important…” • “My opinion is… the author’s argument is…” • “I think the big idea is…” • “The most important information seems to be…” • “This is really interesting, but what seems to be more important is…” • This information makes me think…”