WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN
Which question asks about a person?
WHO
What is the past tense of live?
LIVED
Which word means the beginning?
A. Finally
B. First
C. After
FIRST
If something happened before an event, did it happen earlier or later?
Earlier
What is the main idea?
A. One small detail
B. What the text is mostly about
C. One person's name
B. What the text is mostly about
Which question asks about a place?
WHERE
Choose the correct word:
She ______ in the city many years ago.
A. live
B. lived
C. living
lived
Which word tells us what happened next?
A. Then
B. Finally
C. Before
THEN
If something happened after an event, did it happen earlier or later?
Later
Which one is usually an important clue to the main idea?
A. The title
B. A random word
C. The page number
A. The title
Which question asks about a time or date?
WHEN
Which word is in the past tense?
A. work
B. working
C. worked
worked
Put these events in the correct order:
First: He was born.
Then: He helped his community.
Finally: He became a leader.
Before the change: The community had an old school.
After the change: The community had a new school.
What happened?
The school changed from old to new.
A text is about a person who worked hard, helped others, and changed the community.
What could be the main idea?
The person helped the community and created positive change.
A historical text says:
“Maria lived in Mexico in 1920.”
Who? Where? When?
Who: Maria
Where: Mexico
When: 1920
Complete the sentence:
“The person ______ to help the community.”
wanted
Complete:
First, the person arrived.
______, the person met the community.
Finally, the person returned home.
Then / Next
Complete:
Before Christopher Columbus reached the Caribbean, he did not know about _____.
After he reached the Caribbean, he met the ______ and ______ a detailed report.
Native Americans.
Native Americans AND wrote.
A text gives us:
What should we use to understand the main idea?
All of these details / the important details in the text.
A text says:
“James worked in a small factory. In 1950, he helped his community build a new school.”
What happened?
James helped his community build a new school.
Make a sentence using became.
She became famous.
Use at least THREE sequencing words to describe these events:
First, the person was born. Then, the person moved. Next, the person helped others. Finally, the person became a leader.
Explain this sequence:
BEFORE → CHANGE → AFTER
What does each part tell us?
Before: what the situation was like.
Change: what happened.
After: what the situation became.
You read a historical story. You know:
WHO + WHAT + WHERE + WHEN
What question can help you understand the main idea?
Why is this story important?