Ch 1 Main Ideas, Active Reading, & Vocabulary Skills
The two places a main idea is most likely found in a paragraph.
What is the beginning and end?
Not stated directly; strongly suggested by the supporting details in a paragraph. A. What is an implied main idea? B. What is an implied topic? C. What is an implied central idea? D. What is an implied context clue?
A. What is an implied main idea?
This is a type of prewriting where you write whatever comes to mind about your point without worrying about spelling.
What is freewriting?
A conclusion with a point supported by evidence.
What is an argument?
All of these help you find what? 1st- Determine the topic and supporting details 2nd- Identify the author's opinion 3rd- Summarize the most important details in one sentence
What is finding an implied main idea?
This is a part of a body paragraph that contains evidence from a source and needs an in-text citation.
What are concrete details?
One gathers and analyzes facts to formulate these. A. What are biased interpretations? B. What are informed opinions? C. What are expert opinions? D. What are false facts?
B. What are informed opinions?
One strategy to determine the meaning of an unknown word.
What is context clues or Latin/Greek word parts?
These show the logical relationship between supporting details in a paragraph, essay, or chapters by using transitions. A. What are context clues? B. What are signal words? C. What are patterns of organization/thought patterns? D. What are formal outlines?
C. What are patterns of organization/thought patterns?
What these are called in an argument: examples, personal experiences, facts and/or statistics, common-sense reasoning, expert opinions
What are kinds of evidence?
When does a reader employ reading strategies? (3 answers)
What is before, during, and after reading?
Words and phrases that show relationships among ideas.
What are transitions?
A person who offers a specific type of opinion based on their education, work experience, or publications.
What are experts?
These are the four main authors' purposes.
What are persuade, inform, instruct, and entertain?
What is a suffix?
A stated central idea that is supported throughout the essay.
What is a thesis statement?
It is okay to use these in an essay: A. What are informed opinions? B. What are opinions? C. What are expert opinions? D. What are informed and expert opinions?
D. What are informed and expert opinions?
The list below is important to consider when making these. *Readers must identify authors' clues. *Readers must use their prior knowledge. *Readers come to a reasonable conclusion based on authors' clues, prior knowledge, and logic.
What are inferences?