Identify Main Idea
Before clocks were made, people kept track of time by other means. In ancient Egypt, people used a water clock. Water dripped slowly from one clay pot into another. People measured time according to how long it took one pot to empty and the other one to fill. Candle clocks were common during the Middle Ages. As such, when a candle burned, marks on its side showed about how much time had passed. A final ancient way to measure time was the sundial, which used the movement of the sun across the sky. The shadows moving across the face of the sundial showed the current time.What is the main idea?
Before clocks were made, people kept track by other means.
What sensory details are used: "hair gathered and smoothed into a neat and stylish twist."
-sight -touch
The sentence in a paragraph that introduces the main idea.
Topic Sentence
Where is located the Taj Mahal?
India.
I usually go skiing every weekend in the winter even though it is expensive. I love the feeling of flying down a mountain. The views are beautiful from the top of a mountain and along the trails. Even the danger of falling and getting hurt can’t keep me away from the slopes on a winter day.
Skiing is my favorite sport
1 One common example of instinct is the spider's spinning of its intricate web. 2 No one teaches a spider how to spin: its inborn instinct allows it to accomplish the task. 3 Another example of instinctive behavior is the salmon's struggle to swim upstream to lay eggs. 4 It would be much easier for the salmon to follow the current downstream, but instinct overrides all other considerations. 5 Instinct is clearly a strong influence on animal behavior.What is the main idea?
sentence #5 Instinct is clearly a strong influence on animal behavior.
What sensory details are used: "she would also be sure to speak with a calm and assured voice"
- Sounds
The sentence in a paragraph that should contain NO new information.
Conclusion Sentence
What does the nasa stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
North Americans send cards for many occasions. They send cards to family and friends on birthdays and holidays. They also send thank-you cards, get well cards, graduation cards, and congratulation cards. It is very common to buy cards in stores and send them through the mail, but turning on the computer and sending cards over the Internet is also popular.
Sending cards is very popular in North America.
1 In response to customers' bitter complaints about long lines, banks are trying new ways to shorten the wait or at least to make it more pleasant. 2 One bank provides coffee and cookies so customers can munch while they wait. 3 Other banks show action movies on a large video screen. 4 One daring bank in California will pay a customer five dollars if he or she must wait more than five minutes for service. 5 Still other banks offer the most obvious solution of all...they simply hire more bank tellers. What sentence is the main idea?
sentence #1In response to customers' bitter complaints about long lines, banks are trying new ways to shorten the wait or at least to make it more pleasant.
What are the sensory details used: " Diners in Mexico have all types of food such as: spicy fajitas, steak and chicken burritos, salty margaritas; and so much much more."
smell, taste
What are the sentences called that are specific and explain the main idea?
Supporting Details
Complete: Teacher Maye has been working at Anglo for _____ years.
15 years
I enjoy summer sports like water skiing and baseball. The weather is usually sunny and hot, so I can go to the beach almost every day. Gardening is my hobby and I spend many summer days working in my garden. Unfortunately, the days pass too quickly in summer.
Summer is my favorite season.
Human beings have always polluted their environment, but in the past it was easier for them to move on and live somewhere else. 2.They knew that given time, the environment would take care of pollution they left behind and they relied on the "out of sight, out of mind" philosophy. 3. Today, an increasing human population, which uses an increasing amount of energy sources, no longer has the luxury to ignore pollution. 4. The human population is approximately 7 billion. 5. Our overall energy consumption has gone up by a hundredfold from 2,000 per/person/day to 230,000 per/person/day in modern industrial nations like the United States. 6. This high energy consumption allows us to mass produce many useful and economically affordable organic products that pollute the atmosphere and groundwater damage forests and lakes causing global warming, and even deplete the ozone layer. The main idea of this passage is that...?
B.- due to growth in the human population, humans can no longer ignore pollution.
What sensory details are used: "The reflections of earth, sky ,and visitors are seen along with inscribed names."
sight
A sentence that is used to summarize information...
Conclusion Sentence
MENTION THE ANGLO PRIDE:
P - Problem Solver and Critical Thinker
R - Responsible Citizen
I - Independent Learner and Collaborative Worker
D - Devoted Catholic
E - Effective Communicator
First of all, we need money to repair old roads and build new roads. We also need more to pay teachers’ salaries and to pay for services such as trash collection. Finally, more tax money is needed to give financial help to the poor citizens of the city. It is clear that the city will have serious problems if taxes are not raised soon.
We should raise city taxes.
Though fun to watch, chimpanzees should not be kept as pets. 2. They are dangerously stronger that any NFL lineman. 3. Adult chimps weigh only 100 to 160 pounds, but have been measured pulling six to nine times their own weight-----with one hand. 4. Thus, to match the strength of an average chimp, a human being would have to be able to register a two-handed pull of about a ton it takes a very strong man to pull a quarter of that. 5. Combined with this strength is the fact that a chimp is capable of losing its temper -----for reasons known only to the chimp. 6. Chimps signal their feelings with subtle cues of behavior that aren't apparent to most humans. 7. It is quite possible for a chimp to be on the verge of violence while its owner sits unaware or even unknowingly continuous to provoke. 8. Furthermore, it's not wise to keep a cute young chimp and release it into the wild when it becomes dangerous. 9. Wild-raised chimps will routinely gang up on and kill those raised in captivity. The main idea of this passage is that
B. chimpanzees should not be kept as pets for a variety of reasons.
What sensory details are used: " Above the dark path fireworks fired vibrantly yet loudly."
sight, sound
What are words called that create unity between sentences and paragraphs?
transition sentences
How long has Anglo been in Calzada Cetys? (new location)
5 years.
For example, a person can have breakfast in New York, board an airplane, and have dinner in Paris. A businesswoman in London can instantly place an order with a factory in Hong Kong by sending a fax. Furthermore, a schoolboy in Tokyo can turn on a TV and watch a baseball game being played in Los Angeles.
Advances in technology have made the world seem smaller.