Main Idea and Detail
What the text is mostly about; What the author wants you to learn or understand.
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Main Idea
What the author wants you to think or believe; Also known as the claim
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Main Point
This text structure gives a problem and offers solutions to this problem.
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Problem and Solution
A ...... is a brief restatement of the main points and important details in your own words.
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Summary
A venn diagram would be a good graphic organizer for this text structure
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Compare and Contrast
Information, facts, examples, or descriptions that support the main idea
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Details
Information like facts, data, and statistics that support the main point
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Evidence
This text structure describes a series of events in numerical or chronological order that lead up to a conclusion?
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Lightning bolts flash across the sky at over 60,000 miles per second! That speed would take you around the earth in about 25 minutes. Single bolts of lightning are about an inch wide and travel on twisted paths in the air, stretching from 6 to 10 miles in length.
a) Why Lightning Strikes
b) The Speed of Lightning
c) Light Bright
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b) The Speed of Lightning
"Chocolate milk should be in school" and "chocolate milk should not be in school" are examples of an author's what?
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Claim or Main Point
Everybody knows that umbrellas can help keep you dry when it rains, but did you know that umbrellas have other uses? One of the most important other uses for an umbrella is to help block the sun on a hot day. In addition, some people use umbrellas as decoration or for photography.
Which is a detail?
a) Umbrellas have many uses.
b) One of the most important other uses for an umbrella is to help block the sun on a hot day.
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b) One of the most important other uses for an umbrella is to help block the sun on a hot day.
This is a five letter word for an Authors Main Point
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Claim
Both, also, similar, difference, and unlike are all clue words to which text structure?
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In a millionth of one second, a lightning bolt's flash is as bright as ten million of the brightest lightbulbs. The pulse of energy of the lightning in that split second is equal to all the power generated in all electrical generating plants in America. Because the pulse is so short, the actual energy released is much smaller and would power one lightbulb for only one month.
A) The Power of a Lightning Bolt
B) Lightning Is the Future Electricity
C) The Speed of Lightning
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A) The Power of a Lightening Bolt
The surface of the Earth is divided into pieces called “tectonic plates.” These plates move or shift. When these plates shift, many things can happen. Tectonic plate shifting can result in earthquakes. Another possibility is that volcanoes can erupt.
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Cause and Effect
The potato chip was an invention that accidentally happened. George Crum was a chef, trying to please a customer who kept sending his french fries back to the kitchen with the complaint that he wanted them crispier and thinner. Crum kept slicing potatoes and cooking them until they became the crispy potato chip we know today.
The main idea is...
a) A customer kept sending back his french fries, asking them to be crispier and thinner.
b) Crum kept slicing potatoes and cooking them until they became the potato chips we have today.
c) The potato chip was an invention that accidentally happened.
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c) The potato chip was an invention that accidentally happened.
One is a piece of evidence. Which one is it?
A) Michael Jordan is the best basketball player who ever lived.
B) Michael Jordan averaged 30 points per game for his career.
C) Michael Jordan is good at basketball.
D) Michael Jordan is better at basketball than Lebron James.
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B) Michael Jordan averaged 30 points per game for his career.
The music was blasting so loud, Marco thought his ears would burst. The stage was filled with bright blue laser beams and a shower of yellow and green paper streamers. All around him, the crowd was singing and dancing wildly.
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Description
Have you ever felt your hair stand on end right before a lightning storm?Lightning begins with rapidly moving raindrops and ice crystals in clouds. The motion results in an electrical charge buildup in the cloud. An opposite charge builds on the ground below the cloud. This is what may cause your hair to rise.
A) Electrical Charges Strike Again
B) Ice Crystals and Raindrops
C) The Beginnings of Lightning
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A) Electrical Charges Strike Again
In the 1940s, American beavers were brought to an island in Argentina. The beavers were bred for their fur, but when the fur business failed, the beavers were released to run free in the wild. By 1990, there were over 100,000 beavers on the island! With no natural predators, the beavers have been destroying forests at a rapid rate.
Which is the best summary for this text?
A) In the 1940s, beavers were brought to Argentina but now they are out of control.
B) Beavers should run free in the wild.
C) Beavers are destroying forests at a rapid rate.
A) In the 1940s, beavers were brought to Argentina but now they are out of control.
A simple way to protect the environment is to "turn it off". What does that mean? Well, when you leave a room, turn off the lights. When you are done watching TV, turn it off. While you're brushing your teeth, turn off the faucet. In fact, according to the EPA, people who leave the sink on when brushing their teeth waste an average of 4 gallons of water every time they brush their teeth. These are great ways to save resources like electricity and water.
Which sentence best describes the main idea of this text?
A) A simple way to protect the environment is to "turn it off".
B) In fact, according to the EPA, people who leave the sink on when brushing their teeth waste an average of 4 gallons of water every time they brush their teeth.
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A) A simple way to protect the environment is to "turn it off".
Millions of people around the world visit zoos. While some people think that keeping animals in captivity is unfair, there are many ways that zoos actually help animals.
Which is the best piece of evidence that supports the author's main point.
a) In the wild, animals have endless space to roam and live. In zoos, animals are held in a confined space.
b) Zoos help animals.
c) In zoos, animals are safe, well-fed, and get good medical care.
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c) In zoos, animals are safe, well-fed, and get good medical care.
Although it may be tempting, eating too much candy can have a negative impact on your body and how you feel. Munching on too much candy can cause cavities in your teeth from all of the sugar. It is also very high in "empty calories", which means the calories provide you no nutrients, just fat and calories from sugar! This can cause you to gain too much unhealthy weight. Too much sugar can also cause you to have a "foggy" brain, slowing down your memory and making you tired.
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Cause/Effect
If you see dark clouds, then lightning could be present, but the best thing you can do is to listen for thunder. If you hear thunder, then you need to go indoors or get in a car. Don’t be outside, where lightning could strike! If your hair stands on end or your skin starts to tingle, lightning maybe about to strike. Get down on your hands and knees and keep your head tucked in. Do not lay flat, because it can give lightning a better chance of strike you.
A) How Lightning is Formed
B) Thunder Troubles
C) What to do When Lightning is About to Strike
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C) What to do When Lightning is About to Strike
Name the 5 text Structures
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Description, Compare and Contrast, Problem and Solution, Cause and Effect, and Sequence