Develop a claim Take the key words from your main ideas and form your claim or argument. Don’t forget to check your claim for any vague vocabulary/ideas! Example: The rates of crime changed from 2010 ...

Summarizing Summarizing involves putting the main idea (s) into your own words, including only the main point (s). Although you are using your own words, it is still necessary to attribute the ...

Students will focus on determining the main idea and the key details that support it.