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AS YOU READ<br />

(continued)<br />

Categorizing Information<br />

A chart organizes information in categories.<br />

Use a chart if the text—<br />

• lists similar facts about several places or things.<br />

• presents characteristics of different groups.<br />

TIP Write an appropriate heading for each column in<br />

the chart to identify its category.<br />

COUNTRY FORM OF ECONOMY<br />

GOVERNMENT<br />

Cuba communist command<br />

dictatorship economy<br />

Puerto Rico democracy free enterprise<br />

system<br />

Identifying Main Ideas and Details<br />

A concept web helps you understand<br />

relationships among ideas.<br />

Use a concept web if the text—<br />

• provides examples to support a<br />

main idea.<br />

• links several ideas to a main topic.<br />

TIP Write the main idea in the largest circle.<br />

Write details in smaller circles and<br />

draw lines to show relationships.<br />

transportation<br />

industry Uses<br />

recreation<br />

BODIES<br />

OF WATER<br />

rivers<br />

Types<br />

oceans<br />

lakes<br />

STUDENT SUCCESS HANDBOOK 7

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