RAPQ

EXAMPLE 2
EARTH SCIENCE

Read a paragraph When Nicholas Copernicus developed his sun centered model of the solar system, he thought the planets orbited the sun in circles. In the early 1600’s, the German mathematician Johannes Keplar began studying the orbits of the planets. He discovered that the shapes of the orbits are not circular, but are elliptical. He also calculated that the sun is not at the center of the ellipse, but is offset from the center.
Ask myself, "What are the main ideas and details?" "The main idea of this paragraph is that Nicholas Copernicus developed a model of the solar system. Johannes Keplar revised this model in the early 1600’s. The supporting details are that Keplar discovered that the shapes of the orbits are not circular, but are elliptical. He also calculated that the sun is not at the center of the ellipse, but is offset from the center."
Put the main ideas and details in my own words by paraphrasing "After Copernicus developed his model of the solar system, Keplar discovered the true orbit of the planets. He found the orbit is not circular, but elliptical. Also, he found that the sun is not at the center, but is off set from the center."
Question FRONT OF NOTE CARD How did Keplar’s model differ from Copernicus’s model of the solar system? BACK OF NOTE CARD orbits are not circular but are elliptical sun is not at center of ellipse, but is off set