4.50: Presentation- Major and Minor Details
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The following presentation offers advice about distinguishing major ideas in a text from minor ones. When you’re asked to write a summary of something you read, you’ll want to focus only on the major ideas, since minor ideas aren’t generally included in summaries.
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On slide 6, can you identify which are the major ideas of the paragraph, and which are the minor ones?
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- Major and Minor Details. Authored by: Nicole Keith. Provided by: Guilford Technical Community College. Located at: http://www.slideshare.net/NicholeKeith/major-and-minor-details. License: All Rights Reserved