: The central message the author wants to prove.
: High-performing students often capture their "inner monologue" and connect new knowledge to what they already know rather than transcribing verbatim. Structural Identification To summarize a long text effectively, you must identify: notes 6 5 1
: Use "literature notes" to extract key highlights, then turn them into "permanent notes" that link individual ideas together. : The central message the author wants to prove