MAIN IDEA
DEFINITION OF MAIN IDEA
the most important thing in a text
"Listen to the directions. Then do the work. Lastly, make sure to turn it in."
chronological
what are the three types of connections?
text to text, text to world, text to self
Evidence is...
Anything you pull directly from another text and use to support what you are saying.
T/F you are capable of success
True
TWO TIPS TO HELP FIND MAIN IDEA
Look at the title, first and last sentences, repeated words/ phrases, find the topic
"He crashed his skateboard and broke his arm, the only solution was to have surgery."
Problem and solution
T/F:
Text to world connections are when you relate a text to another text from history
FALSE
Why do we care about textual evidence?
It can help validate our responses
What does RACE stand for
Restate the question
Answer the question
Cite the text
Explain the quote
Uniforms are helpful for schools. They provide unity. Also, they limit clothing affiliated discrimination and violence.
Uniforms are helpful
another word for chronological
sequence
Relating a text to something else you have read
text to text
When we use evidence what are two things we alsways need?
quotation marks and an explanation
How do I retake a quiz?
fill out the form and do the relearning activities
Summer is a great time to go to the beach. It is warm, sunny, and there's a lot to do. People play and have fun all day.
summer is a great time to go to the beach
I have never brushed my teeth so I have five cavities.
cause and effect
"I read a story about a little kid being lost, and it reminded me of a time my mom left me at Walmart."
text to self
T?F I can copy and paste a whole paragraph from someone else and act like it is my own writing?
What is this called?
FALSE: plagiarism
How many times a week should you be checking your grade? Where do you find it?
At least two times a week. Find it on StudentVue
The more you work your brain, the more your intelligence will grow. It is like a muscle, use it or lose it.
you can grow your intelligence
Name all 5 text structures with their thinking maps.
Chronological: flow map
compare/ contrast: double bubble
cause/ effect: multi-flow map
problem and solution: tree map
"The article we read in class reminded me of the French Revolution!"
text to world
9.
The girl walked down the street with her head hanging down; She had just lost her first soccer game. What detail from the text can tell you how the girl was feeling?
her head was hanging down
Give a realistic example of one of our core pillars/ expectations
answers may vary