The document discusses the strategy of selective underlining to identify key information in non-fiction texts. It recommends underlining important or unfamiliar vocabulary in one color and phrases that explain those words in another color. An example text about the Roman army is underlined, highlighting words like "legions", "legionaries", and "five thousand". Connections between the underlined terms are identified to help summarize the main points about how the Roman army was organized.

1. Selective Underlining

7. Let’s start by underlining the key words. These are words you haven’t heard before and words you think are important for us to learn.

8. The men who fought in the Roman army were paid to be full-time soldiers. The army was divided up into legions . There were nearly five thousand men in a legion. They were called legionaries .

9. Choose a new colour. Underline any information that helps explain your key vocabulary.

10. The men who fought in the Roman army were paid to be full-time soldiers . The army was divided up into legions . There were nearly five thousand men in a legion. They were called legionaries .

12. What have we just done? We have summarised the main points by simply underlining a few important words. The underlined words will help us to learn and remember the important facts.