Reading and Discussion Class Definitions

These are definitions you will need to know for this class:

Chapters: Large divisions of a book; also called Units

Details: Specific pieces of information such as facts or reasons.

Key point: Main point or Main idea; Important information

Main idea: Subject or focus of a written piece; Key point

Important information: details; descriptions

In context: Words or information understood from the other words in the sentence or paragraph.

Paragraph: A group of sentence containing one idea or one type of information

Scan: Read quickly for key phrases or ideas and information

Structure: organization or form of a written piece.

Summary: a short statement of the main points and important information from the reading materials.

Title: A phrase or sentence that contains the overall main idea of a written piece.

Topic: the subject of a writing or speech; contains the Main Idea