3.4 Take a PEEK!
Introduction
I'm sure you may have noticed that many nonfiction books have a LOT of information. Some of the information may be important for what you want to find out; some of it may be interesting details that have been added.
Good readers are learning to sort out information and figure out what is really important. They can determine importance. There are different ways to try to figure out and locate the most important parts of nonfiction texts.
To get started, let's play a little game to get our minds thinking about determining importance. Imagine that you and your family have an opportunity to live in a far away country for the next five years; however, you are only allowed to choose 15 items (not including clothes) from your home to take with you. On a piece of scrap paper, list items you will take. Think carefully - you need to live without all of your other items the next five years.
When you have your list of 15 items, record them in the Introduction activity in your Learning guide.
