Seven-Step Plan Template for Technical Material	
Step	Notes	
1. Technical terms: Identify technical vocabulary and definitions	 	
2. Structure: How is the material organized?	 	
3. Skim: What questions do you have about the material?	 	
4. Understanding of each section: What are the key ideas of each section?	 	
5. Read slowly: Write your notes on the document or in this space.	 	
6. Examples: What examples are used?	 
 	
7. Summary: Write a summary of the text.	 
 	
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