Recalling Facts from Novels
Main Idea
Drawing Conclusions
Context Clues
Authors Purpose
100
How did Gerald burn down his apartment?
Playing with matches
100
What is Main Idea?
The main points of the story, or what it is about
100
When do you draw conclusions in a passage?
After you have read the passage and have all the information.
100
Everyone in my family knows that I like to read. If I am reading, I do not like to be interrupted. If someone comes into my room, I tell them to come back when I am not busy. What does interrupted mean?
Stopped in the middle
100
What are the 3 reasons an author writes?
Inform Persuade Entertain
200
What is name of the High School the novels are based on?
Hazelwood High School
200
What are supporting details?
Details that describe the main idea
200
Drawing Conclusions is like Making?
Inferences
200
I was running down the hall. Whrn I got to the corner Rhaji was there. He had been running too. We collided and both fell. Its a good thing that we didnt get hurt. What does collided mean?
Bumped into
200
News Articles Textbooks Charts, Graphs, Tables
Inform
300
Who were the 7 main characters from Tears of A Tiger?
Andy, Robbie, Gerald, Tyrone, B.J., Keisha, Rhonda
300
Where can the main idea be found in a passage?
The first few sentences of the passage
300
When you draw conclusions, you??????
Make a judgement about what you have read
300
Many creatures live in the forest. Some live under the ground in holes they dig. Others live up in the trees. Some of these creatures sleep at night and some sleep during the day. What are creatures?
Living things
300
Advertisements Bumper Stickers Billboards Commercials
Persuade
400
What is Steve writing on his pad when the trial begins?
Monster, Monster, Monster
400
Main Idea is also known as the?
Topic Sentence
400
Max goes to the grocery store with his fater. They are in a hurry, so they need to use the "5 items or less" lae. Max's father gets pples, bread, ham, and chees. Max wants to get a comic book, a candy bar, and a key chain. What conclusion can you draw?
Max can only get 1 the items because the lane is one 5 items or less.
400
I have three friends who went to camp for the summer. Last week I wrote a letter to each friend. This week, two of them responded, but I still have not heard from the third one. What is responded?
Answered
400
Poetry Novels Short Story
Entertain
500
What is the name of the 4 novels we read this year?
Tears of A Tiger Darkness Before Dawn Forged by Fire Monster
500
What is the main idea of Tears of a Tiger?
Dont let life's challenges lead you to make decisions you cant change
500
Julie liked the beach called Star Beach. She could play in the sand along the ocean. There were many waves. One day, she dug a deep hole. She waited as the ocean water water kept coming closer to the hole. What conclusion can you draw?
The hole will fill up with water
500
My friends came to visit me when I was sick. They brought me some bright flowers to cheer me up. They sat and talked to me and made me feel better. My friends are very considerate. What is considerate?
Thoughtful
500
What are the two purposes of the three novels read in class
Inform, Entertain
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