A brief statement giving the most important facts about something., Read once for understanding, Try to think: 'What is this mostly about?', Use the heading to elciti the main idea, Find the main idea in the first and last paragraphs, What is the writer trying to explain or prove?, Go back and underline or highlight only the most important information., Look for: reasons, important facts, big ideas and repeated points for those key points, Ignore extra details: examples, numbers & statistics, long descriptions & small details, Put ideas into your own words: don't copy! Paraphrase!, Use short, clear sentences., Read → find main idea → choose key points → write in your own words, Don't just make a list of main points and recopy them.

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