Central Idea
ELA.7.R.2.2
ELA.7.R.2.2
Central idea is best defined as...
What is the main message or important idea that the author wants readers to understand?
This text structure refers to a text that presents events in the order that they happened
What is chronological?
Perspective is best defined as this in a text
What is how someone views specific events or stories, shaped by their background experiences or attitudes?
This term best refers to the main life lesson, and typically appears in poems and literary texts
What is theme?
This term refers to your position on something, like an argument, or what you are writing about
What is a claim or thesis?
The following excerpt would best be summarized by this answer choice:
The role of women in science became more prevalent in 1903 when Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in Physics. However, there are still not enough women in the sciences today. Less than 30 percent of the world’s researchers are women. Not every female has the opportunity to follow in Marie Curie’s footsteps. To reduce the gender gap, we need to persuade more women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
A. Marie Curie was a very talented scientist.
B. It isn’t fair that there are more men than women in science.
C. More women should be encouraged to enter the STEM fields.
D. Men should be discouraged from entering the STEM fields.
What is C. More women should be encouraged to enter the STEM fields?
This text structure presents an issue or event, followed by the result of that event
What is cause and effect?
The 3 main reasons or purposes why an author writes a text
What is to inform, persuade, or entertain?
A memoir and a news article about the same event would likely differ most in this element.
What is point of view?
This term refers to the author's attitude towards a topic
What is tone?
The change in the central idea of following excerpt would best be shown by this answer choice:
When it’s completed over the next decade or so, the dog park nestled inside Lincoln Yards could be the best pet playground in the nation. With its splash pool and pug-mug video installation, the only thing that is missing is an oversized mirrored bone. In Chicago and beyond, dog parks are a reliable source of neighborhood drama, serving up friction week after week, such as the stand-off between professional walkers and the local owners who consider their dog parks theirs and theirs alone.
A. The focus changed from all dog parks, to just one.
B. Dog park activities went from ordinary to exotic.
C. The dog park went from being positive to negative.
D. The perspective went from one dog to many.
What is C. The dog park went from being positive to negative?
The following are examples of these additional structural text elements: captions, pictures, graphs, table of contents
What are text features?
A commercial that shows vivid imagery of animals in need, combined with sad music and a phone number to donate to, is likely being aired for this specific purpose and to get the watcher to do this action
What is persuading the watcher to donate to help save animals in need?
Two authors writing about the same topic may have different this, based on their experiences or beliefs.
What are perspectives?
In an argument, the writer should always include this major element to better persuade readers that their position is better
What is a counterclaim or counterargument?
This sentence in the following excerpt BEST expresses the negative effects of FOMO:
(1) Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) is a phenomenon that was born at the same time as Facebook—and it’s one of the most common negative effects of social media. (2) FOMO is basically a form of anxiety that you get when you’re scared of missing out on a positive experience or emotions that someone else is getting. (3) This fear is constantly fueled by your social media engagement. (4) The more you use social networks, the more likely you are to see that someone is having more fun that you are right now. (5) And that’s exactly what causes FOMO.
What is (2) FOMO is basically a form of anxiety that you get when you’re scared of missing out on a positive experience or emotions that someone else is getting?
The following statements represent this text structure:
Many students struggle with time management. Implementing a daily schedule and prioritizing tasks can help students manage their time more effectively.
What is problem and solution?
An article discussing the importance of sleep in young adults, combined with statistical data and studies about the effects of low sleep in daily life, is likely being shared for this specific purpose and cause
What is to inform readers about the importance and effects of poor sleep in daily lives?
This specific phrase from the excerpt below is a hyperbole, and emphasizes this:
Maribeth is over-the-top when it comes to writing book reports. She spends millions of hours putting them together. She is a piece of work.
What is “millions of hours”? It emphasizes how much time Maribeth puts into her book reports.
This rhetorical device encourages readers to think about and come up with their own answer to a question
What is a rhetorical question?
This answer choice best identifies the 2 central ideas in the excerpt below:
Most college students take out student loans. Let’s consider a typical $10,000 loan. Even though you’re responsible for paying back the full $10,000, the amount you’ll receive is $9,893, thanks to the 1.07 percent origination fee. If your educational costs amount to the full $10,000, you’ll need to account for that fee and tack on an additional $107 to the loan. On top of this, you’ll end up paying extra interest on the origination fee as well. This can be confusing to new borrowers.
A. Most college students need to take out student loans, and they should consider the extra fees and interest when doing so.
B. People are always surprised at how much they owe on student loans, and hate having to pay them back..
C. Most people take out only $10,000 in loans when they go to college.
D. The origination fee was invented to trick people into taking out loans.
What is A. Most college students need to take out student loans, and they should consider the extra fees and interest when doing so?
The following statements are an example of this text structure:
Both cats and dogs make popular pets. However, cats are more independent, while dogs require more attention and training.
What is compare and contrast?
A short fictional story about a heroic journey to save the world, aimed at engaging younger children and easing them into longer stories, is likely written for this specific purpose and cause
What is to entertain young children and help encourage them to read longer texts?
This specific phrase from the excerpt below is personification, and emphasizes this:
Thomas was so grateful for his vacation day. He would have died if he had to work one more day. His office is as crowded as an ant farm at a family reunion this time of year. Unfortunately, his car screamed in horror when he turned the key. Looks like this vacation day will be spent in the auto repair shop!
What is “his car screamed in horror.”? It emphasizes that something is wrong with his car.
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"I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you can't go inside. What am I?"
What is a keyboard?