Contributor: Jennifer Blanchard. Lesson ID: 13917
How many books have you read about your favorite topic? Being able to combine information from multiple texts on the same topic helps you learn even more. Discover how!
Give it a try!
If a lot of books are written about video games, that would mean there are a lot of books about video games to read!
Yes! The more books you read about a topic, the more information you will learn.
A topic is the main idea or theme discussed in a text.
There are usually many books about the same topics because authors:
As a reader, it is great to have a lot of texts (or sources) to integrate (or put together).
When using more than one text, it is important to follow these tips:
For example, you are writing an essay on airplanes so you read two books about them.
While both books are about airplanes, the first book focuses on how airplanes were invented and where they were first made. The second book mentions these facts, but it focuses on how airplanes are made today.
You will need to decide what the point of your essay is before you can decide which information to include. Then, you will use more from the book that focuses on your point.
Great! Then let's move on to the Got It? section.
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