ACHIEVE 3000

SETTING THE PURPOSE

• As you read each paragraph:

• 1. Click on Setting the purpose. Remember that all of your notes go in here.

• 2. Look for people, places, and times first. (Who? Where? When?)

• 3. Then, look for things and ideas. (What?)

• 4. Then look for methods and reasons. (How? Why?) You may have to figure this out
from information in the paragraph.

• 5. Use the highlighter at the left to highlight the topic sentences in the paragraphs.
These will have the main idea.

• MAKE SURE YOU DO BOTH PAGES, 1 and 2!! When you finish, do the AFTER READING
POLL. Show me your notes BEFORE you go on to the THOUGHT QUESTION.
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THOUGHT QUES TION S TARTERS - T WO PARAGRAPHS

• Type this question and answer it first;

• How is this article related to SLE #3 • Paragraph 2

Another central idea in the text is

________________
• Paragraph 1
A detail that supports this idea is
One central idea in the text is ________________ ______________

A detail that supports this idea is A second detail that supports this idea is
______________ ______________

A second detail that supports this idea is A third detail that supports this idea is
______________ _________________

A third detail that supports this idea is (Paraphrase the first sentence of paragraph 2 in
_________________ your own words.)

(Paraphrase the first sentence of paragraph 1 in

your own words.)