With angel writing, authors can walk away from the process knowing that every thought or
idea in the text came straight from them.
The workbooklet covers planning, composing, revising and editing writing, expressing ideas for a purpose and to different audiences,
organising ideas in text, different language styles for writing, using conventional English and common technical errors etc..
Determining
Central Ideas in Text: Writers don't always say things directly or literally; sometimes they convey their ideas indirectly (e.g., metaphor, satire, irony).
For example, Rosenshine argued that in addition to teaching knowledge, such as new vocabulary, English teachers should spend time teaching comprehension skills by modelling the habit of regularly pausing to summarise the
key ideas in a text.
Use this strategy to improve students» reading skills and help them
connect ideas in a text to their own lives, current events, and history.
Then, Daryl assigned students to read the article in class and discuss the author's main points in small groups, with each group responsible for constructing a graphic organizer depicting the
important ideas in the text.
For example, these standards make a big deal out of writing about
the ideas in text.
In reading, it means that when you know a little about a topic going in, the text adds more knowledge and detail to your framework — easily and naturally deepening your understanding and building connections to existing knowledge while still leaving you enough processing capacity to be able to reflect on the nature of
the ideas in the text.
Students are responsible for facilitating their group discussion around
the ideas in the text; they shouldn't use the discussion to assert their opinions or prove an argument.
If students learn that these strategies are tools for understanding
the ideas in texts, then the strategies become purposeful and integral to reading activities.
Not only are the striking pictures beautifully lit and composed but they also illustrate
the ideas in the text with precision and grace.
Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and
ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).