1. Highlight What’s Right
Finding Important Details in a Text

3. Don’t be a Victim of
Over-Highlighting!

4. Highligting Tips . . .
Nonfiction Matters:Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 by Stephanie Harvey

5. Highligting Tips . . .
• Look carefully at the first and last line of
each paragraph.
Nonfiction Matters:Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 by Stephanie Harvey

6. Highligting Tips . . .
• Look carefully at the first and last line of
each paragraph.
• Highlight only necessary words and
phrases.
Nonfiction Matters:Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 by Stephanie Harvey

7. Highligting Tips . . .
• Look carefully at the first and last line of
each paragraph.
• Highlight only necessary words and
phrases.
• Don’t get thrown off by interesting details.
Nonfiction Matters:Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 by Stephanie Harvey

8. Highligting Tips . . .
• Look carefully at the first and last line of
each paragraph.
• Highlight only necessary words and
phrases.
• Don’t get thrown off by interesting details.
• Try not to highlight more than half of a
paragraph.
Nonfiction Matters:Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 by Stephanie Harvey