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READ BETTER, REMEMBER MORE 64 3. The main idea of paragraph #3 is: 87 percent of the distance learning students were satisfied. This idea is expressed in the first sentence of that paragraph. 4. The main idea of paragraph #4 is: The flexibility and convenience were very important to distance learning students. This idea, again, is expressed in the first sentence of that paragraph. 5. The overall main idea of the passage is expressed clearly in the second part of the very first sentence: “distance learning is a legitimate alter- native to traditional classroom education.” This is the idea that the main ideas from all of the other paragraphs add up to. Just like the main idea in a paragraph has to be general enough to cover all the ideas in the paragraph, the overall main idea has to be general enough to encompass all of the ideas in the passage. The main ideas in para- graphs 2, 3, and 4 all work to support this overall main idea. HOW MAIN IDEAS HELP YOU REMEMBER The main idea is the most important part of a paragraph or passage, and it is therefore the most important thing to remember. That’s why it’s so important to be able to identify the main idea of whatever you read. The main idea gives you a context in which to place the specific facts and ideas expressed in the rest of the paragraph. That is, it gives you a framework for understanding the rest of the passage—a sense of “here’s what it all adds up to.” FINDING THE MAIN IDEA 65 IN SHORT Main ideas have three characteristics: 1. They say something about the subject. 2. They make an assertion about the subject. 3. They are general. Main ideas are often expressed in clear topic sentences and are accompanied by sentences that offer specific support. In longer texts, each paragraph has a main idea, and each main idea works to support the main idea of the whole passage. Finding the main idea will help you focus on what to remember and give facts and details a context. Skill Building Until Next Time 1. As you read today and throughout the week, notice how texts are divided into paragraphs of sentences about the same idea. See if there’s a topic sentence that expresses the main idea and holds each paragraph together. 2. Create topic sentences about things you come across in your day. Make general assertions about people, places, and things. For example, you might say, “Kreme Kakes makes better donuts than Donuts-to-Go!” Then, support your assertion. Does the brand you prefer have more flavor? Less fat? Less grease? Cost less? [...]... minor support But once you’re done reading, how do you remember all of these ideas? The three active reading strategies discussed in this chapter—highlighting, underlining, and glossing—will show you how to keep track of what you read 79 80 READ BETTER, REMEMBER MORE HIGHLIGHTING AND UNDERLINING Whenever possible, active readers write on and around the texts they read Two of the most helpful mark-up... doctors are going out of business It means they’re shifting their focus more toward the services only they are trained to do and leaving a broad range of 83 84 READ BETTER, REMEMBER MORE services to other capable hands Under managed care system, more and more emphasis is being placed on pre-care and post-care, which means placing more and more responsibility for healthcare delivery in the hands of allied... that there will be “an increase of nearly 4 million jobs.” Notice how highlighting these key facts and ideas makes the paragraph more manageable (The last section that’s highlighted, “an increase of 82 READ BETTER, REMEMBER MORE nearly 4 million jobs,” may seem like a minor supporting fact to you But because it’s a nice clear statistic, it’s easy and important to remember, and it helps make sense of “double... or bandage should be applied to burns before the victim is transported to the hospital GLOSSING Glossing is another active reading strategy that will help you remember the key ideas in what you read There are two steps in the glossing process: 85 86 READ BETTER, REMEMBER MORE • Read the text carefully • In the margin, next to each paragraph, copy or summarize the main idea of each paragraph If you don’t... It may have seemed Read It Twice important at the time, but now that you’ve finished Read the text twice—first reading, you see it’s not so important after all Or, to understand, then to vice versa: If you highlight or underline as you read, highlight and remember you might not mark important ideas because they didn’t seem so important on your first read through That’s why you should read through the text... or underline what’s important Of course, reading a text twice takes time But it’s time well spent If you read first to understand and then read again to highlight what’s important, you’ll understand and remember more P RACTICE 1 Take a look at the following passage to practice highlighting and underlining strategies The first paragraph should look familiar to you Read the passage carefully Then go back... earns a “C” or better (3) Second, employees will now be limited to $2,000 in reimbursement expenses per year Notice how this paragraph gives readers the major details they need— the changes in the tuition reimbursement program This is the most important information readers need to know But minor supporting details make the paragraph more effective by providing specific examples Notice how much more helpful... Under this new policy, all employees will be required to take a urine test four times throughout the year (3) These tests will be unannounced (4) Employees who refuse to take the tests will be automatically suspended without pay 75 76 READ BETTER, REMEMBER MORE (5) An employee who tests positive for substance abuse will face several consequences (6) To start, the employee will be immediately suspended... workplace is modeled after the programs that have improved overall workplace safety for other companies around the country (12) Furthermore, we feel that a drugfree workplace will improve employee morale while it reduces sick days and down time 77 78 READ BETTER, REMEMBER MORE I N S HORT Supporting ideas “hold up” their main ideas like legs support a table They offer facts, examples, definitions, and so... are going out of business It means they’re shifting their focus more toward the services only they are trained to do and leaving a broad range of HIGHLIGHTING, UNDERLINING, AND GLOSSING services to other capable hands Under managed care systems, more and more emphasis is being placed on pre-care and post-care which means placing more and more responsibility for healthcare delivery in the hands of allied . to highlight and remember. READ BETTER, REMEMBER MORE 82 nearly 4 million jobs,” may seem like a minor supporting fact to you. But because it’s a nice clear statistic, it’s easy and important to remember, . The three active reading strategies discussed in this chapter—highlighting, under- lining, and glossing—will show you how to keep track of what you read. READ BETTER, REMEMBER MORE 80 HIGHLIGHTING. READ BETTER, REMEMBER MORE 64 3. The main idea of paragraph #3 is: 87 percent of the distance learning students were satisfied. This idea is expressed in the first sentence of that paragraph. 4.