Central Idea
True or False. The Central Idea of a non-fiction text is one or two words long?
False.
What does the R in RACE stand for?
Restate the question into a statement.
What would be a supporting detail for this main idea: Musical instruments can be very expensive.
Some guitars cost over two hundred dollars.
I made a lot of money washing cars yesterday.
Playing the piano takes a lot of practice.
The drummer’s job is to keep the beat.
1. Some guitars cost over two hundred dollars.
What is "perspective"?
How the narrator feels based on his or her own personal experiences and background.
This week, our class will vote on how to use the money we raised through our annual Fall Festival. The class will decide whether the money should be spent on a class field trip or on a set of electronic tablets for the library. I think the funds should be spent on tablets. The tablets can be checked out by students for use at home, just like a library book. If the tablets are preloaded with educational games and books, then students will get hours of reading and working on other brain-challenging tasks.
A. Tablets are more convenient to take back and forth to school than heavy books, and the tablets can be updated to include the most current information for any middle-school subject.
B. Our librarian has agreed to load the tablets with educational games and books that are appropriate for any middle-schooler.
C. Some classmates favor the field trip because it will be an unforgettable experience, but that experience lasts only one day, while the experiences offered by tablets will be ongoing.
D. We have raised enough money to purchase at least ten tablets, maybe more, if we use the school account to purchase the tablets in bulk.
C.) Some classmates favor the field trip because it will be an unforgettable experience, but that experience lasts only one day, while the experiences offered by tablets will be ongoing.
The central idea is found in a nonfiction text. What is the message in a fictional text?
Theme
How would you restate this question into a statement: What is the central idea in Chew on This by Charles Wilson and Eric Schlosser?
The central Idea in Chew on This by Charles Wilson and Eric Schlosser is...
What would be a supporting detail for this main idea: Drinking plenty of water will help your body stay healthy.
Without enough water, you may get headaches.
Over 75% of Earth is covered in water.
Some people like to drink ice water.
Fish use water to get oxygen.
1. Without enough water, you may get headaches.
What is Point Of View?
The perspective from which the story is told.
1 More than a hundred years ago, Europeans who wanted to drink coffee typically tied up coffee grounds in a little piece of cloth and boiled it in a pot of water. 2 Some grounds usually got through the cloth and mixed with the drink. 3 The coffee also tasted very bitter. 4 Melitta Bentz invented a much better system for brewing coffee that involved using a heavy paper filter and a pot with holes punched in it. 5 When she poured the boiling water through this contraption, the paper held the coffee grounds, water drained through, and the resulting beverage was a ton better.
Which edit should be made to maintain the formal style of the paragraph?
A. Change “a pot of water” to “some water” in sentence 1.
B. Change “mixed” to “stirred” in sentence 2.
C. Change “punched” to “placed” in sentence 4.
D. Change “a ton better” to “much improved” in sentence 5.
D. Change “a ton better” to “much improved” in sentence 5.
What is a central idea?
The central idea is what the author is teaching you about the topic.
What needs more work in this RACE response?
The central idea is salmon. In the text, the FDA says that salmon “is no different than other farm-raised Atlantic salmon.” This evidence proves the central idea because the FDA, a trustworthy source, approved the salmon, so it has to be safe. Also, if the genetically modified salmon is no different and similar to natural salmon then it should pose no health risks. Regular salmon does not poison the body so modified salmon should not either. Therefore, the modified salmon is safe to eat.
The R and A in RACE.
What would be a supporting detail for this main idea: Some injuries take a lot of time to heal.
A broken arm can take over a month to fix.
There are many ways to get hurt.
I broke my arm when I fell by the pool.
Some doctors might have you wear a sling.
1. A broken arm can take over a month to fix.
How does switching the POV affect the theme of a story
Based on the word parts, what is the meaning of universal in the sentence? They want to know why some stories receive universal acceptance, and others do not.
A. possible B. regular C. common D. serious
C. Common
What are 3 ways you can find the central idea?
What is missing from this RACE response?
A central idea in the book Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser is that fast food companies take advantage of people like kids and low income workers. One piece of information that supports the central idea is “Selling more soda to kids has become one of the easiest ways to meet sales projections.” Another piece of information that supports the central idea is “a low minimum wage has long been a crucial part of the fast food industry’s plan.”
Explaining how the pieces of evidence show the central idea.
What would be a supporting detail for this main idea: The Pizza Cottage is a very popular place to eat.
You get free refills on your drinks.
They don’t have enough tables for everyone.
Their pepperoni pizza is really juicy.
It is located right in the middle of town.
2. They don't have enough tables for everyone.
I was almost back at my classroom door when i heard voices raised in anger as if in some sort of argument.Label the POV
First Person
Which sentence contains an error between the relationship of ideas?
A. Coming home late, they went straight to bed.
B. Walking in the door, the lights were turned on.
C. Without being warned, we heard them yell, “Surprise!”
D. “Hello!” he shouted, waving to us from across the street
B.) Walking in the door, the lights were turned on.
The central idea is tornados.
No, because central idea is what you are learning about a topic and should never be one word.
What does the C stand for in RACE? What do I need to do for that?
Cite evidence or information from the text. If copying down the text, make sure to put that in quotation marks.
What would be a supporting detail for this main idea: Fruit is a healthy snack.
Apples grow on trees.
My favorite fruit to eat is an orange.
Grapes are good for your heart.
You should peel a banana before you eat it.
3. Grapes are good for your heart.
How do you find the POV?
By looking at the pronouns they are using.
Which revision of the sentence BEST expresses the ideas clearly and concisely?
The first thing that we need to take care of when we meet during club time for the Spanish Club is figuring out when we will have elections and also finding out who can be available to be working at the booth for the club fair at school.
A. Finding a date for elections and then also finding someone who can work at the Spanish Club booth at the club fair are both things that we need to take care of when we meet during club time.
B. During the time we meet for Spanish club, our most urgent first thing that we should try to take care of is a date for elections and club fair stuff.
C. A thing we may want to take care of in Spanish Club is elections and who can be on hand for the Spanish Club booth at the club fair at school when it happens.
D. During our Spanish Club meeting, we most urgently need to decide on a date for elections and who can work at the Spanish Club booth at the school’s club fair
D.) During our Spanish Club meeting, we most urgently need to decide on a date for elections and who can work at the Spanish Club booth at the school's club fair.