Main Idea
What is a main idea?
What the text is mostly about
What is a summary?
The most important details from the text
What is a glossary?
It gives the definitions for vocabulary words in the text
What does it mean to compare two things?
Tell how they are similar.
Encanto!
How do you support a main idea?
With details from the text
Please give a summary of Mary Anning.
Answers may vary.
What text feature would you use to find the page number for a specific topic?
Index
Tell how they are different.
What are the names of Miss Salerno's cats?
Sophie and Josie
What was the main idea of Mary Anning?
She changed the way people looked at science
Please give a summary of Skeletons: Inside and Out
Answer may vary.
What is a picture with labels called?
A diagram
Compare and contrast an apple and a banana.
Compare: Both are fruit, you can eat both
Contrast:
one is often red, one is yellow,
One is a sphere, one is long
What is Miss Salerno's favorite food?
Pasta
What was the main idea of Skeletons: Inside and Out?
Skeletons support the body's weight and protects the organs.
DAILY DOUBLE: Random Trivia
What is the process that butterflies and damselflies go through to become adults?
Metamorphosis
What text feature can be found at the beginning of a new section? (Hint: they are usually bolded and near the top of the page)
A heading
Compare summer and winter
Winter=cold
Summer=warm
What is Mr. Orbaker's favorite breakfast food?
What is a group of lions called?
A Pride
How many colors are in a rainbow?
Seven
Where would you find the page numbers of each chapter or section?
The table of contents
How many days are in a year?
365
What are 2 of Mr. Orbaker's top 3 favorite colors?
1. Green
2. Red
3. Teal