Text Structure
The way the author _________ the text.
What is organizes?
What must be included in a NON-FICTION SUMMARY?
Main Idea and Supporting Details
Identify the adjective in this sentence: The tiny rabbit squeezed under the fence.
What is "tiny"
What is central idea?
What is "what the text is mostly about".
The text explains what happened and why it happened.
What is cause and effect?
What plot elements must be required in a FICTION SUMMARY?
Characters, Problem and Solution
Identify the predicate: Paul and Pamela walked to the grocery store.
What is " walked to the grocery store".
What must you look for to find the topic if you don't have a title?
Repeated words
The events are told in logical order.
What is sequence?
What is the formula for creating a main idea sentence?
IVTB
The name of a section or paragraph.
What is the heading?
What is the central idea?
A New Way to Help the Poor
As the daughter of a wealthy Illinois businessman, Jane Addams did not have to worry about money. However, she was concerned about the poor. During a trip to Europe, Addams visited Toynbee Hall, a settlement house in London. Settlement houses were places offering free services to the poor. Inspired by what she saw in London, Addams opened a settlement house of her own in Chicago in 1889. Hull House was one of the first centers of its kind in the United States. It helped many families who had just arrived from Italy, Germany, Russia, and Greece. The center offered classes, child care, food, and help with finding jobs.
The central idea is about how Jane Addams created the first settlement house in London to help the poor.
Two or more topics details explain how they are alike or different.
What is compare and contrast?
What does IVTB stand for?
What is identify text, verb, topic, and big idea?
Identify the type of sentence as a complete, fragment, or run on: I wanted some chocolate cake mother made me one for dinner.
What is "run on"
A visual that shows how something works.
What is a diagram
What is the Main Idea?
Dogs and Wolves
Dogs and wolves are part of the same animal family. Both animals have strong senses of smell and are loyal to their packs. But dogs and wolves are quite different when it comes to people. Dogs are used to living with people and get along well with them. In fact, dogs have been called "man's best friend." Wolves, on the other hand, cannot live with humans. Wolves prefer to live in the wild, where they can hunt for their food. Clearly, dogs belong with people, while wolves do not.
The main idea is about how dogs are a better fit to live with humans than wolves.
The details explain a topic using examples and sensory words.
What is description?
What is the minimum number of sentences a summary must be?
3 sentences
What would be the correct way to combine these sentences? I wasn't going to go to school today. My mom made me get up and go.
What is the conjunction "but"
I wasn't going to go to school today, but my mom made me get up and go.
A box that gives additional information about the text.
What is a sidebar?
What is the central idea?
Antarctica: Not What You Think
When people think of Antarctica, they think of snow and ice. When they think of deserts, they think of sun, heat, and sand. Yet in spite of its cold temperatures, Antarctica is actually a desert. In fact, it is the largest desert on the planet. A desert is a very dry environment that receives less than ten inches of precipitation yearly. On average, Antarctica gets less than two inches. Most of that precipitation is in the form of snow, but rain or ice can sometimes fall as well.
The central idea is about how Antarctica is really a desert even though it has snow and is cold.