There are many different jobs at a hospital beyond just doctors and nurses. The document demonstrates how to chunk or summarize paragraphs to understand the main idea. It provides examples of chunking paragraphs about various hospital jobs such as ambulance drivers, receptionists, cooks, and cleaning staff. Chunking the paragraphs helps identify that the main ideas are about the different types of workers found in a hospital and their roles in transporting, greeting, feeding, and cleaning up after patients.

1. Chunking
the
Text

2. Chunking the text is a strategy we
can use to help us understand
what we’re reading. When we
chuck the text, we simply write
out the main idea of each
paragraph or section. Then, at the
end of the passage we can look
back and see our notes. This will
help us in determining the main
idea of the whole passage.

3. Watch how I do it….

4. There are many jobs at the hospital. Some people work as
nurses. Some people work as doctors. You probably know about
those jobs. There are many other jobs at the hospital. If you are
a patient in a hospital, you will meet different workers. It might
start with the ambulance driver. That worker helps people get to
the hospital quickly.
I can ask myself, “What is the main idea of this
paragraph? I think the main idea is:
There are many different jobs at the hospital,
like doctors, nurses and ambulance drivers.
I would write that out to the side of the
paragraph.

5. Some workers take care of the visitors who come to
the hospital. The visitors have to sign in. The
receptionist signs them in. The receptionist makes
sure they can find the right places in the building.
They are the first workers you will see when you
come into a hospital.
Let’s try some together…

6. Some workers make food at the hospital. They
have a big kitchen. They cook food for the
patients. Some patients need a special diet. The
cooks need to plan their meals carefully. They
need to make sure the patients get good food.

7. Some workers help keep the hospital clean. It is
very important that the building is clean. They
clean all the rooms every day. People who are sick
need to have really clean rooms. That helps them
get better.

8. READ & CHUNK
on your
worksheet! 