Main Idea
What is the main idea?
The most important idea in a story.
What is a fact?
Something that can be proven to be true
The ball rolls really fast!
Is the word ball a noun, adjective, verb, pronoun
noun
Name 3 words a question usually starts with?
who, what, when, where, why, how, when
What is a character?
main person, animal, or thing in a story.
The main idea is always the first word of a sentence?
True/false
What is an opinion?
How you feel about something
Peyton likes to eat ice cream.
What is a pronoun I can use to replace peyton's name?
He
Lou plays football. He loves football. Lou can run fast and throw far. He will ask John to play with him.
What does Lou play? (games, football, soccer)
Football
What is a setting?
Where the story takes place
I have a dog named Boots. I taught him lots of tricks. When I tell him to, Boots will sit or lie down. He can also wave his paw to greet people. When I say, “Dance, Boots”, he will stand up on two legs and walk.
What is the main idea?
Boots can do tricks
Orange is the best color.
Fact or opinion
opinion
The dog jumped over the fence.
Is jump a noun, verb, adjective, pronoun?
verb
Lou plays football. He loves football. Lou can run fast and throw far. He will ask John to play with him.
What can Lou do? (run fast, jump high, score)
Run fast
Jack and Jill love to play outside. When they play outside they like to ride their bikes, run, and eat ice cream.
Who are the characters in this story?
Jack and Jill
Jims dog does not like to get wet. He avoids water at all cost. When Jim has to give his dog a bath, the dog tries to run away. The dog does not even like it when it rains.
What is the main idea?
Jim's dog doesn't like water.
Most frogs start out as tadpoles.
Fact or opinion
fact
The popcorn at the movies was so salty and crunchy.
Is salty and crunchy a noun, adjective, verb, pronoun
adjective
Lou plays football. He loves football. Lou can run fast and throw far. He will ask John to play with him.
What will he do? (wear a hat, run fast, ask John to play)
Ask John to play
Jack and Jill love to play outside. When they play outside they like to ride their bikes, run, and eat ice cream.
Where does this story take place?
Outside
The red angry bird was sad. He could not do any cool tricks like the other birds. He tried to go fast like the yellow bird, but he could not. He tried to drop eggs but he could not do that either.
What is the main idea?
The angry bird was sad he couldn't do tricks.
Skunks spray a stinky liquid to scare off people and animal predators.
Fact or opinion
fact
The red angry bird was sad.
What are the two adjectives in this sentence?
red, angry
Lou plays football. He loves football. Lou can run fast and throw far. He will ask John to play with him.
What question can you ask John?
Various answers
Name a character and setting from one story we've read in class.
Various answers