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Comprehension Reading Skills - Reading GPS - Coggle Diagram
Comprehension Reading Skills - Reading GPS
Understanding & Identifying: Topics , Main points & Supporting Details
Main Points
consists of 2 things
Understanding
Golden Formula
Topic + 'So What' = Main idea
Elimination
Too broad / narrow answers
Off topic / twisted facts
Definiton
The primary argument conveyed by the author
Identifying
Hunt in key locations
first / last sentence of a passage
Summarize the passage
helps reinforce idea
‘Old idea Vs New Idea
Supporting Details
are details that
reinforces and prove the main idea
which can be found by
looking for ideas that explains the main idea
searching in the middle of a paragraph
Steps to find it:
Identify the main point
Find details that act as 'evidence'
Look out for signal words e.g ; for example,
Topic
covers 3 points
Finding the topic
Check the first sentence
Look for repeated words
Understand the scope
Importance
Eliminates answers that are not related to the topic
Defintion
The thing, person or idea that is the main subject of a passage
Adapting for fiction and poetry
Fiction Passages
focus on actual events that happen
Poetry Passages
Understanding the main idea must be supported with words from the passage itself
Why this all matters?
It helps us to
redirect our focus
essential while doing college-level work & answering complex questions
quickly identify key points